>On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:07 AM, Jyotishmaan Ray wrote:
>
>Can you please recommend sone good books to read on perl to learn all the
tricks of perl scripting ?
Jyotismaan,
For hard copy books I use :
1) Learning Perl (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596520106/) imho is a must
for newbies.
2) Prog
Hi Uri,
Uri Guttman wrote:
"RW" == Raymond Wan writes:
RW> And what if A tries B's code, fails and asks again and B continues
RW> replying? Ok, A didn't get the "best answer" immediately; but
RW> isn't it a bad idea to stop such discussion? And sure, a few
RW> mails later, B gives u
> "RW" == Raymond Wan writes:
RW> Correct them sure. But, is it straight-forward to say that everyone
RW> seeking for help wants the "best answer"? Especially with Perl when
RW> there are multiple answers, the best answer may be difficult to
RW> comprehend to some newbies. Someone a
Uri Guttman wrote:
"RW" == Raymond Wan writes:
RW> Well, how about this? If A posts a question, B replies but B is "flat
RW> out wrong", then what if expert C replies but not to B's message, but
RW> to A's? Less frustration for C and both A and B learn something
RW> ... and maybe C
> "RW" == Raymond Wan writes:
RW> Well, how about this? If A posts a question, B replies but B is "flat
RW> out wrong", then what if expert C replies but not to B's message, but
RW> to A's? Less frustration for C and both A and B learn something
RW> ... and maybe C will even get two
Hi Uri,
Uri Guttman wrote:
"M" == Mark writes:
M> Hello,
M> There is always a better way to do things. That is what makes life
M> interesting.
M> I think any contributions from anybody should be appreciated.
appreciated for their motivation, yes. but what if the answer is flat
out w
>>telemachus
>One other thing worth saying: Ian seems to me to display the habit that a
>lot of first-time (or rare) posters do of over-apologizing for an answer. I
>do it myself here and on other forums, and I see it in my students all the
>time. It's a pretty natural way to try to deflect potenti
> "M" == Mark writes:
M> Hello,
M> There is always a better way to do things. That is what makes life
M> interesting.
M> I think any contributions from anybody should be appreciated.
appreciated for their motivation, yes. but what if the answer is flat
out wrong or misleading? this
Hello,
There is always a better way to do things. That is what makes life
interesting.
I think any contributions from anybody should be appreciated.
Regards Mark
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