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Re: Any experience on teaching Perl programmers Java

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On 10/24/11 18:07, saxo123@gmx.de wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I lately applied for quite an ineresting Java job. It turned out that
> I would also have to teach Perl programmers Java. Now, there's the
> rub... I once had to teach SAP developers Java. That was a little
> nightmare. The SAP programmers were not all interested, had basically
> no interest in computer science as such. Worst of all the boss thought
> Java was something like SAP just from a different manufacturer and
> everybody could learn it like SAP itself. I fear this could turn out
> the same again with teaching Perl programmers Java ...
>
> Problem is now that I have no clue about Perl. So I cannot judge
> whether they would be interested. Have to ask whether I could meet
> these guys, sure. Found lot's of stuff on the Internet, but that
> doesn't tell me that much about how it will be to teach Perl people
> Java. Anybody that gained some experience here is welcomed to drop a
> comment or send me a mail to saxo123@gmx.de.
>
> Cheers, Oliver

Perl is not Object Oriented.

They will understand the usual types of programming constructs, looping, 
if..then..else, and so on. Biggest problem may be helping them get their 
heads around objects, classes and the like.

My $0.02 Cdn.

-- 
Programmers, with their inbuild sense of order and discipline, should 
really be running the world.

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Any experience on teaching Perl programmers Java saxo123@gmx.de - 2011-10-24 15:07 -0700
  Re: Any experience on teaching Perl programmers Java markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-24 16:10 -0700
    Re: Any experience on teaching Perl programmers Java Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-05 22:16 -0400
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  Re: Any experience on teaching Perl programmers Java saxo123@gmx.de - 2011-10-25 02:48 -0700
    Re: Any experience on teaching Perl programmers Java Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-25 04:18 -0700
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      Re: Any experience on teaching Perl programmers Java saxo123@gmx.de - 2011-10-27 00:58 -0700
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