I am a currently a student of computer science. Turbo Pascal 7.0 is the only programming language I am versed in. If you are a beginning programmer who knows the basics (variables, constants, program structure, loops, arrays, etc.) you will breeze through learning a second language. If you are a sheer novice, there are plenty of source code examples that do a wonderful job of associating the task with the syntax. Learning Perl is very well written and makes it easy to learn the syntax. Learning Perl was like a good novel to me. I didn't want to stop because the ease of associating the syntax with the task was not a foreign thing. It was like the plot of a good novel easily unfolding right before your eyes. Thanks Mr. Wall, Mr. Schwartz, and Mr. Christiansen. You did great!