At 8:17 PM +0530 8/29/10, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
I am referring to http://www.perl.org/books/beginning-perl/. so I am planning to read upto chapter 10. is it recommended to even go beyond chapter 10. Please suggest.
I have not read that online resource, but looking at the contents I would recommend you first read and learn chapters 1-9. Chapter 10 begins Modules, which is a more advanced Perl topic and, while important, you can do a lot of Perl learning without them. Some very useful modules come with all Perl distributions, and you can use those by following examples that come with the module documentation. Every module has its own documentation.
How do i start writing my own perl scripts. Please suggest. Do you recommend something else.
You need to get a Perl distribution, if you don't already have one. Which one depends upon your platform (operating system). There are several for Windows, and one for most other OSes. Go to www.perl.org and start downloading. You will also need a text editor, such as vi, emacs, notepad, etc. depending once again on your platform.
Your Perl distribution will come with built-in documentation, usually in the form of the command-line program 'perldoc' or possibly a set of HTML files. Learn how to use it. Most of your questions so far to this list are answered in the built-in documentation.
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