Perl Resources
Paradoxically, the way in which Perl helps you the most has almost nothing to do with Perl itself, and everything to do with the people who use Perl. While people start using Perl because they need it, they continue using Perl because they love it.
The result is that the Perl community is one of the most helpful in the world. When Perl programmers aren’t writing their own programs, they spend their time helping others write theirs. They discuss common problems and help devise solutions. They develop utilities and modules for Perl, and give them away to the world at large.
The comp.lang.perl.* Newsgroups
The central meeting place for Perl aficionados is Usenet. If you’re not familiar with Usenet, it’s a collection of special-interest groups (called newsgroups) on the Internet. For most anyone using a modern browser, Usenet access is as simple as a selecting a menu option on the browser. Perl programmers should consider subscribing to the following newsgroups:
- news://comp.lang.perl.announce
A moderated newsgroup with announcements about new utilities or products related to Perl.
- news://comp.lang.perl.misc
The general-purpose newsgroup devoted to non-CGI-related Perl programming questions.
- news://comp.lang.perl.moderated
A moderated newsgroup intended to be a forum for more controlled, restrained discussions about Perl.
- news://comp.lang.perl.modules
A newsgroup devoted to using and developing Perl modules.
- news://comp.lang.perl.tk
A newsgroup concentrating on Perl/Tk, ...