"Randal L. Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> "Chris" == McMahon, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Chris> You *are* the one who wrote "Learning Perl on Win32 Systems", yes? > > I wrote the "Learning Perl" parts yes. Eric Olsen (I'm probably > mangling the spelling of his name) wrote the Win32 parts though. I > didn't even know the book was coming out until it showed up on > shelves. :-) > > Luckily, with the modern Learning Perl book, there's no need for a > separate version. O'Reilly continues to sell it though, simply > because it's selling. :) We've come a long way from that first series > of books. > So, by your comment, I can take it to mean that the book can now cover both *nix and Windows and that you have either told the Windows people to use .pl or .plx correct? I look at many books on "learning" Perl and I see naming conventions with either a *.pl or *.plx and so as a beginner this is what I do. If it isn't supposed to be that way it shouldn't come out in print that way. I personally like the fact that I can look at an extension and know what type of file it is (unless subterfuge is involved).
Maybe when I ditch Windows for Linux (in the very near future) I will try it without the extension and see if I have withdrawals. : ) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
