I just wanted to put in a shout for one of my favorite, and unmentioned, Perl books. "Effective Perl Programming" is by Joseph Hall and Randal Schwartz. It addresses many of 'am I doing it right' questions. The "Perl Cook Book' that others have mentioned is also a good reference for this. I've found that it usually has, at least, something very close to the problem I'm trying to solve and can put you on the right track.
One last general book you might look at is "Code Complete." I've never read this book, though I'm taking my B&N gift certificate and buying it today. In other threads like this I've seen its name comes up and it seems to be well respected. Good Luck, Peter C. -----Original Message----- Thanks guys/gals for all your replies... Yes, im focusing on Perl right now and maybe Java. I bought the Learning Perl by Orielly but I returned it after realizing thats its almost the same as perldoc/manuals... My problem with programming is that i dont know if im doing the right thing... Yes the program/script works but Im not sure if its effecient or not... thnx alot luke -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
