[oak perl] Fwd: Perl Basics Mailing List

[Adrien Lamothe]

Looks like a good idea. I like the list of questions. 

----- Original Message -----
From: George Woolley <george at metaart.org>
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:41:22 -0800 
To: oakland at mail.pm.org
Subject: [oak perl] Fwd: Perl Basics Mailing List

> I'm thinking it would be kool (perhaps even useful) 
> to have a FAQ for PBML.
> The following is a draft for such a FAQ.
> Once I get some feedback and incorporate it,
> I could webify the results and put the FAQ on our site.
> 
> Mike, please make comments and corrections.
> Everyone, what do you think? 
> 
> PBML FAQ
> =========
> 1) What's PBML stand for?
> 2) What's the basic idea of PBML?
> 3) Who is PBML for?
> 4) Is PBML only for Oakland.pm members?
> 5) What are Perl basics?
> 6) Are some questions too easy or dumb for PBML?
> 7) Are some questions too advanced for PBML?
> 8) When did PBML get started?
> 9) Who hosts PBML?
> 10) How can I subscribe to PBML?
> 11) How can I see what kind of posts have shown up on PBML?
> 
>        -------------------------
> 
> 1) What's PBML stand for?
> Perl Basics Mailing List
> 
> 2) What's the basic idea of PBML?
> PBML is a place for asking and answering questions
> about Perl basics with the intent of mastering them,
> so that we may write
> more efficient, more understandable and more reliable Perl programs.
> 
> It's intended to be a comfortable place for beginners
> to ask their Perl questions.
>  
> 3) Who is PBML for? 
> PBML is for beginners, especially.
> PBML is also for anyone who wants to more deeply understand basics.
> One of the best ways to deepen one's understanding of basics is
> to see the problems others have and help them get beyond
> those problems.
> No matter how advanced you are, there is always more to grasp
> concerning Perl basics.
> 
> 4) Is PBML only for Oakland.pm members?
> It's especially for Oakland.pm members.
> 
> However, some subscribers to PBML 
> are not Oakland.pm subscribers.
> And that's OK.
> So far we just haven't told other groups
> about PBML.
> 
> 5) What are Perl basics?
> We don't have a concensus on this.
> But it certainly includes
> the basics of hashes and regular expressions
> which confuse a lot of people.
> 
> Whatever you think Perl basics are,
> keep in mind that the list is especially for beginners
> and that there are no dumb Perl questions on PBML.
> 
> 6) Are some questions too easy or dumb for PBML?
> No! No!
> No Perl questions are too easy for PBML.
> There are no dumb Perl questions on PBML.
> There are no bad Perl questions on PBML.
> 
> 7) Are some questions too advanced for PBML?
> Asking is always fine.
> But you may not get an answer.
> You may instead be directed to somewhere where the responder
> thinks you'll get a better answer. 
> E.g.  to Perl Monks <http://www.perlmonks.org>.   
> 
> 8) When did PBML get started?
> On November 23, Mike Lewis proposed such a list.
> On November 25, George Woolley described PBML to the group.
> On November 26, Mike Lewis set up PBML, 
> and Mike, Belden Lyman & George began experimenting with it
> and testing it.
> On December 2, David Alban did the first post to the list  
> that was not by Mike, Belden or George.                   
> 
> 9) Who hosts PBML?
> Mike Lewis set it up on his equipment.
> And he hosts it.
> 
> 10) How can I subscribe to PBML?
> Subscribe on the PBML Info List page.
>       <http://rattler.cajuninc.com/mailman/listinfo/pbml> 
> It should be easy to do.
> 
> 11) How can I see what kind of posts have shown up on PBML?
> See the PBML Archive.
>       <http://rattler.cajuninc.com/pipermail/pbml/> 
> 
> Last Updated: 2003-02-02
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