It was Friday, February 28, 2003 when fliptop took the soap box, saying: : On 28 Feb 2003 at 05:31, Randal L. Schwartz opined: : : RLS:>>>>> "WilliamGunther" == WilliamGunther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : RLS: : RLS:WilliamGunther> I think Programming Perl is good for learning. There : RLS:WilliamGunther> is a book also called Learning Perl from O'Reilly, but : RLS:WilliamGunther> really I don't feel there is a suitable enough reason : RLS:WilliamGunther> to pay a lot of money for it, especially since you : RLS:WilliamGunther> have Programing Perl already. : RLS: : RLS:There are some who would disagree here. :) : RLS: : RLS:Buy a copy of Learning Perl. If it's the money you're concerned : RLS:about, borrow a copy, or buy a copy and resell it. We worked hard to : RLS:design Learning Perl to be the best book to spend your first 30-40 : RLS:hours while learning the language, no matter where you will be using : RLS:Perl eventually. : : i have to agree with randal here - programming perl is a reference : textbook, and probably isn't the best choice to help you learn how to : write perl programs in a step-by-step fashion. learning perl, otoh, was : written specifically for this purpose, and toward that end is a much : better resource.
There are a list of recommended books for learning Perl at learn.perl.org. : i recently donated my copy of learning perl to my local library, so that : could be another option for you to obtain it without paying (if desired). Excellent work! Casey West -- Shooting yourself in the foot with AMIGA-DOS The gun works pretty well, except that few people use one and it's impossible to find bullets. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
