Agreed. You really have to know where things are in the book, mine is
fully of sticky notes around all three sides. But for things like the
using sockets the nutshell contains more information on the methods than I
could find in PP.
If I am quite sure about something and just need a sanity check i pop open
the nutshell. If something isnt working and I can't find out why or I am
interested in an easier way i pop open P.P. and/or the newsgroup.
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Craig Moynes
Internship Student
netCC Development
IBM Global Services, Canada
Tel: (905) 316-3486
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Elaine -HFB-
Ashton To: Craig Moynes/Markham/IBM@IBMCA
<elaine@chaos. cc: Carl Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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wustl.edu> Subject: Re: Beginners Training books
06/04/01 02:48
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Craig Moynes/Markham/IBM [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
*>Programming Perl is really quite good. Tons of info about the internals
*>...Chapter 5 right now for me ...lots to go.
*>
*>Perl in a Nutshell is a good desk side reference once you have a handle
on
*>the language.
The Nutshell sucks if only because the index that would have made it
useful as a quick reference is non-existent thus rendering it less
attractive and less useful than the Camel.
*>What book(s) do you consider the best for gaining
*>experience in using Perl.
"Teach Yourself Perl in 24 hours" by Clint Pierce is the best real
beginner book out there that I've seen. Yeah, It's a Sams book but they
got lucky with the author.
There is another book in the works that may be coming soon [ july maybe ]
that has a beginner with the web in mind for Perl that is also the best
I've seen of its kind and could be very good for people just wanting Perl
experience.
e.
