If you are still learning, the second edition is sufficient as a resource, although the 3rd edition is a better read (IMO). As far as what has changed from then to now, it really isn't anything that would be covered in Learning Perl anyway. Perl 5 is basically Perl 5, especially when it comes to the material covered in that book.
> Some of the things mentioned on this list I have > never seen in Learning Perl Learning Perl is just to get you started, and much of the stuff discussed on this list goes well beyond that book. If you really get into Perl and want to move to the next level I strongly suggest the other O'Reilly Perl books (Advanced Perl Programming, Perl Cookbook, Mastering Regular Expressions, etc, etc.). Rob -----Original Message----- From: Robert "Beau" Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 5:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Books -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 14 May 2002 01:58 pm, Bob wrote: > Has Perl evolved that much... Let me chime in on this question; I'm also stuck with the 2nd ed camel. I know it's hopelessly outdated ('96? Ancient history!) but if a guy were broke would it be better to work from the old book in hand or to give it the ol' heave ho and live (and die) by the perldocs? Are there any simple caveats that would help one safely squeeze value from the 2nd ed? - -- beau "Thanks for Everything"--Issei -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE84X7KbMtNI7KvfxQRApT3AKCDFT6SxvTQ1ZZWhFofyAa8YCVjbgCgu1DQ hpljfeZmzygNkvX8ZzjJ+YU= =Wxqo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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]
