>>>>> "MJD" == Mark J Dulcey <[email protected]> writes:
MJD> On 5/6/2010 11:19 PM, Uri Guttman wrote: >> >> IMO the camel is too much for her even after learning perl. randal's >> intermediate and then mastering perl are better to learn from at that >> stage. the camel is for those who know coding well enough to learn from >> a reference type book. MJD> Spending time with one of those other books is worthwhile, but it's MJD> still useful to own the camel. Sometimes you just need a reference MJD> book -- you need a reminder of some little syntax detail or other, MJD> want to look up a function, etc. for reference i use the online docs. for one thing even camel III is very dated now. i think it covers 5.6 or so and 5.12 was just released. as a learning book for deeper stuff it is still worth it. i just don't think a newbie should need to get it now. stick to the beginner books and some other resources. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
