On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 09:08:11AM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> 
> "Learning Perl on Win32 Systems" is still being published only because it
> sells.  It was based on the second edition of Learning Perl, which was clearly
> Unix-bias.  For the third and fourth editions of Learning Perl, we've worked
> hard to reduce the Unix bias, such that the books now have no known
> win32-hostile sections.  In fact, if you use Strawberry Perl instead of
> ActiveState Perl, it'll match exactly.

Interesting.  I don't think I'd heard of Strawberry Perl before now.  Do
you recommend it over ActiveState?

I may have to give it a try the next time I boot a Windows machine
(which means it may be a few months before I try it out).

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