New job as Perl LAMP developer

[Rhuarc]

So I got hired with a small company to help with their LAMP-based web development. Problem is, I haven't touched any of that stuff in a couple years now and what I DID do back then was very basic. I don't start for another month so I feel I have enough time to touch up on my skills.

My question is, does anyone have some advice on what to read for self-education in the realm of LAMP web development? Particularly with Perl?

I just ordered http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Applications-Apache-memcached-Programmer/dp/0470414642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1308926255&sr=1-1 for 2 bucks on Amazon, but it's gonna be a couple of weeks before it gets here, and I'm not even sure if it will be extremely useful as I've never heard of it.

Any tips would be entertaining to read, if nothing else.

 

[Elisianthus]

You got the job...with the very basic skills.

Did you uh, lie? Exaggerate the truth?

 

[Bunduqdari]

You got the job...with the very basic skills.

Did you uh, lie? Exaggerate the truth?

Yeah that's what I'd like to know too!..  Nobody ever seems to hire me, despite my awesome, up-to-date skilz 

 

[Faunus]

You took the job... with the very basic skills.

Imo one should know web development like the back of his hand before actually signing a contract. But I'm not the one to judge you, so might as well as help. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=web+development+in+perl

 

[Orion]

If you actually want a job right now, you don't answer any questions that start with "can you" by saying "no." The least you answer them with is "I can learn to." Self confidence is half of the fight anyway. Besides:

a small company

Small companies can't afford top-tier techies. There is such a thing as being overqualified. It probably came down to "if this guy says he can do it, we'll give him a shot for as low as we can pay him."

Although even a small company should have asked for examples of your work, and if they didn't it's their own fault for hiring you without being a bit more thorough.

 

[? M]

Haven't been able to find a perl job in years. All managers listen to their straight out of uni consultants and make me work with ****ing rails

I wanna write unmaintainable applications dammit, that's my job security

 

[Rhuarc]

If you actually want a job right now, you don't answer any questions that start with "can you" by saying "no." The least you answer them with is "I can learn to." Self confidence is half of the fight anyway. Besides:

a small company

Small companies can't afford top-tier techies. There is such a thing as being overqualified. It probably came down to "if this guy says he can do it, we'll give him a shot for as low as we can pay him."

Although even a small company should have asked for examples of your work, and if they didn't it's their own fault for hiring you without being a bit more thorough.

Essentially, this is my situation. I had enough knowledge to pass their "aptitude test" which was some questions about perl and SQL syntax and general programming knowledge, among a few other things.
Everything else I confidently explained that I am a quick learner and a "self-starter" to learn about things that I'm not 100% comfortable with. Because it's a small company, they were happy with these answers, I guess.
So...this is my being a self-starter and proactively researching the skills necessary to get the job done!

 

[Orion]

I hope you picked up that book, then.

 

[rebelknight]

Good luck buddy.