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From:
Nathan Torkington
Date:
May 17, 2001 09:19
Subject:
Re: Perl, the new generation
Message ID:
15107.64012.61000.703136@gargle.gargle.HOWL
Dave Storrs writes:
> 	While it may be true that beginners don't need to use a particular
> feature--or even know about it--how will they know that until they have
> studied it?  

Documentation.  A curriculum, roadmap, suggested path, whatever.  Nate
Wiger's working on a man page to explain what bits of Perl are the
basics that everyone should know.  That might be sufficient.  I see
this as a documentation issue, not a need to trim the size of the
language.

Nat
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