On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Scott Thompson wrote:
> I'm curious. How many of you out there (newbies and oldies alike) would
> suggest reading a book ("Programming Perl," for example...) cover to cover
> to learn a language?
I wouldn't recommend it to someone who is new to programming (in fact,
_Programming Perl_ probably isn't the appropriate book to a new
programmer). For an experienced programmer, reading at least the overview
and gory details section of The Camel book is a good start to immerse
yourself in the language for a weekend. After that, perhaps the Ram book
(Cookbook) is a good book to have on hand -- not for reading but
definitely for reference.
-- Brett
http://www.chapelperilous.net/btfwk/
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