pugdog, Dan - I too am amazed at some of the responses in the forums. The template modifications are the easy part - HTML & graphics are two areas I work very well in.
The Unix end of things isn't a big problem either. As with everyone, I would guess time is the critical element. I purchased Links for a personal project and it is hard to set aside the time needed for learning how to make the program do what I would like it to do. Clients get first dibs on time.
DBManSQL looks like it is "out the window" for a while (for me) until there are far more users and far more discussion on putting the program to work!
I have purchased several books and am making headway on several of them - mSQL & MySQL, CGI/Perl Cookbook (Eliot often praises that one) and Perl in a Nutshell - went broke last trip to the city (about 220 miles away). Yes, I know you can get books online, just isn't the same - although I have bookmarked JPDeni's bookstore for future reference.
I routinely subcontract programmers for client's sites, just isn't enough time to do it all! Looks as though I'm going to have to learn it myself in order to complete my project though since there isn't anyone to pass the cost off to.
I'm going to be gone for a full week. If you spot any intro threads getting going would'ya make a note of them for me? I'd sure appreciate it - I know this board is going to be jam-packed when I return, it'll be a chore sifting through to try figuring out what's within my (very limited) knowledge area and what's way over my head. Thanks!
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The Unix end of things isn't a big problem either. As with everyone, I would guess time is the critical element. I purchased Links for a personal project and it is hard to set aside the time needed for learning how to make the program do what I would like it to do. Clients get first dibs on time.
DBManSQL looks like it is "out the window" for a while (for me) until there are far more users and far more discussion on putting the program to work! I have purchased several books and am making headway on several of them - mSQL & MySQL, CGI/Perl Cookbook (Eliot often praises that one) and Perl in a Nutshell - went broke last trip to the city (about 220 miles away). Yes, I know you can get books online, just isn't the same - although I have bookmarked JPDeni's bookstore for future reference.
I routinely subcontract programmers for client's sites, just isn't enough time to do it all! Looks as though I'm going to have to learn it myself in order to complete my project though since there isn't anyone to pass the cost off to.
I'm going to be gone for a full week. If you spot any intro threads getting going would'ya make a note of them for me? I'd sure appreciate it - I know this board is going to be jam-packed when I return, it'll be a chore sifting through to try figuring out what's within my (very limited) knowledge area and what's way over my head. Thanks!
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