<shameless plug> Just in case you want a little more background on the book, you can read the review of Programming Perl that I wrote for Linux Magazine. I meant to include it earlier, but got distracted. :) </shameless plug>
http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-12/pr_camel3_01.html Take care, Zonker On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, George M. Butler wrote: > Yes, that is one of the reasons that really made me want it badly. When I > read > the reviews on Amazon of Programming Perl one of the reviewers complained > that > Wall tried to present the concepts from different > points of view and that one these was as a natural language. The reviewer > seem > to think this was off topic > and should not be in the book. Naturally I disagree and it made me want the > book > just that much more. Also even though it may not be for the novice I have > found > that there is no substitute for learning from the master even if it means > reading > over and over til you believe it. Your point too that the book imparts more > than just knowledge of Perl is another good reason for owning it. > > Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote: > > > Programming Perl is an awesome book, far more than just > > a book on learning Perl. I highly recommend it. It does > > the best job of explaining programming concepts to > > non-programmers that I've ever seen. Larry Wall is one > > of the co-authors, and his voice comes out loud and > > clear. I'd not dream of saying that he's not a programmer, > > but he's also a linguist and someone who can explain > > a topic using real language, not just jargon. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Zonker > > > > On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, john smith wrote: > > > > > While we are on the topic on linux books... Can anybody recommend a good > > > newbie (non-programmer) book on perl? I've looked at learning perl but I > > > wasn't impressed. it's not written for beginners like me. I am looking > > > for > > > a good starter book on that subject. > > > > > > TIA > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ICQ: 43599611 > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > "Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books... Men > > should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives > > and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I > > can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that." > > "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" -- James Stewart > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 43599611 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books... Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that." "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" -- James Stewart
