On Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:22:12 -0500, Jay Latham wrote: >I hope I don't get flamed for asking this on this >list but here goes. >I've decided that it's time I learned a little about >programming and I've decided that, for various reasons, >Perl would be a good place to start. But I'm confused on >which book would be best for a total newbie. I've been >leaning towards the oreilly books Learning Perl 3rd edition, >and/or Programming Perl but thought I'd ask for opinons >before making the purchase. Any suggestions? >-- > >Jay Latham > >Beer is proof God loves us and >wants us to be happy! > > Benjamin Franklin >
Jay, I got really good results from the Perl CD Bookshelf. It's worth every extra penny to have the (fully indexed) resources of 6 perl books available at the click of a browser button. Mike -- Michael Merten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JRTC-IS System Administrator Raytheon Technical Services Co. Fort Polk, Louisiana