Years ago, I was able to get employers to send me off for an occasional week-long class. They were usually Sun Ed classes in California and were almost always very good. In addition, getting away from ...

So my summer internship wants me to code in Perl, and they completely understand that i've never coded in it before. They will also get me ( or re-imburse me) for any books or whatever else i choose ...

Perl may be increasing in popularity because Perl 5 is consistently updated, but the exact reason for its rise is difficult to pinpoint.