So, how long does it take to learn

[Nick Vargish]

Graham Nicholls <graham at rockcons.co.uk> writes:

> I know thats an open ended question, but how long would you reckon it takes
> to get to be fairly productive, bearing in mind I've been preogramming for
> years ? 

Took about an afternoon to learn the basic syntax, three days to get
fairly comfortable with the object model. About a week after that to
have a good overview of the library (good == able to know where to
look for the appropriate module for a given task).

I'm still learning some of the subtleties of the standard library and
new classes. The Cookbook and Nutshell are both excellent for this
stage, which I plan to be in for the rest of my life. 

"I am but an egg."

Nick

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