Re: Perl beginner seeks help

Mr. low level newb of stupidity ;) wrote:
>
> hello, I am a, well, not a beginner per say, but rather still a
> learner of Perl. I guess you could call me a beginner. anyway, I need
> some help with my robot. it is not really Perl help, but you guys
> could help with the code, too. I am making a talking robot like
> A.L.I.C.E., a robot designed by a guy named Richard s. Wallace, and I
> am having trouble deciding what to make him know. he knows basic
> stuff, and the coding is somewhat fine, but I was wondering if you
> guys could help me out here. he knows how to respond to his and
> hellos, also more interesting stuff like his birthday and to
> understand when you say something like 'I feel like crap' or
> something, but he is still kinda dumb. any advice on how to improve
> him with knowledge would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> P.S. the code for what to say and what to say it to is regular
> expressions. tell me if you have a better method.
> e.g.    elsif($reply =~ /\bwhat\b/ and $reply =~ /\btime\b/){
> 	print"I surely dont know the time.";
> talk();
> }
> talk is the subroutine that asks for input.

You're looking for an implementation without a solution to implement, or in the
end really a problem to solve. I suggest you start by defining the problem and
then attempting a general algorithmic solution. Depending on the outcome you may
want to redefine the problem and reattempt a solution. Only when you have
something you want to implement should you start writing Perl (or indeed any
other language).

What you have done is to buy a ton each of bricks, cement, sand, aggregate and
timber, and then sat down to wonder, "What should I build?".

(By the way, it would help not to denounce yourself in your email address. You
are as good as anyone else who doesn't know everything.)

HTH,

Rob