Mark Fallon wrote:
> No, it is very possible to learn by teaching yourself, I have
> done that as well. I did not stop in college. I read technical
> books and journals, play with new things all the time, but it
> is a tremendous helping hand having someone there to help
> show you the way and also to expose you to other areas, this
> is much harder to do by yourself or just through work.
more specifically you get several someones to point you at new things -
you get multiple perspectives. when you teach yourself you only get
your own perspective guiding you.
the net makes it easier - lots of people publish their opinions online -
so if someone is disciplined they can get just the same range. but it
means if you've self-taught yourself perl you should also look into c,
python, and some others. see what the strengths of each are and see
what the others can teach you about perl.
kevin
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