Mike, Do what's best for you and enjoy Simon's Cozens book. I always liked the way he wrote as well.
On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Walker, Michael E < michael.e.walk...@boeing.com> wrote: > > > > > *From:* Walker, Michael E > *Sent:* Thursday, September 01, 2016 12:47 PM > *To:* 'Aaron Wells' > *Subject:* RE: Question about Beginning Perl by Simon Cozens > > > > Thank you all for sharing your perspective on this. I will compare both > the first and second editions of *Beginning Perl*. Cozens’ writing style > really resonates with me, because of the problem-solving approach he takes > when introducing each Perl concept. For example, even though the book is > outdated in some respects, I appreciated his examples on using the while > loop to create a number guessing game, and as the book progressed, I saw > something in there about computing a Taylor series. I believe I also saw a > Fibonacci series. I also like how he describes file processing in depth. > This contrasts with a lot of books I have seen where instead of > problem-solving, it seems that simple examples are introduced, to > demonstrate each language feature. > > > > Mike > > > > *From:* Aaron Wells [mailto:chacewe...@gmail.com <chacewe...@gmail.com>] > *Sent:* Thursday, September 01, 2016 12:06 PM > *To:* Walker, Michael E > *Subject:* Re: Question about Beginning Perl by Simon Cozens > > > > Edit: s/done/fine/ > > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2016, 10:04 AM Aaron Wells <chacewe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Because Perl 5 has been committed to backward compatibility, I think > beginning Perl is still a good reference for learning the Perl > fundamentals. You'll learn the main concepts that make Perl Perl. And as > with all things, it depends on what you're up to. If you're doing systems > administration or automating things, sticking with that level is done. > Application development is a different story though. "Modern Perl" will get > you up to speed with the tools and techniques application developers are > using to get application up and running faster with fewer bugs. > > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2016, 9:53 AM Walker, Michael E < > michael.e.walk...@boeing.com> wrote: > > Hi, even though *Beginning Perl* dates back to 2000, is it still relevant > for learning today? I wondered, because when Googling, I saw posts > recommending against its use, but yet it is still listed at books.perl.org. > Please discuss, or point me to the archive on this list where this has been > discussed. Thank you. > >
