First 10 programs in a new scripting languge

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Published on 2012-11-19T10:51:03Z Indexed on 2012/11/19 11:32 UTC
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When a peron is learning a new scripting language like:

bash
python
perl
pike

What kind of simple (yet practical) problem solutions to get through to make say that a person is comprehend with this scripting language enough to approach some complex yet still practical problems encountered in everyday job. In other words, which problems would you give that person to solve to make sure that he/she is familiar with the scripting language.

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