Today I taught an Intro to Perl class for about 15 people. Their programming experience ranged from none to very little, perhaps with a few exceptions. The class was only 1/2 hour long. My goal was for each participant to leave the class with the following:

• Understanding of what Perl is and what it is good for
• Have Perl installed and able to make/run a "Hello, World" program
• Understand what CPAN is and be able to install and use a package, at least by copying and pasting the SYNOPSIS section

This presentation was intended to be accompanied by my explanations, but you may still find it useful. Enjoy!