Re: [MacPerl] Where to start?

[robinmcf]

Graeme Porteous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > I would really appreciate it if someone >could point in the direction of a good tutorial, a good book and a web >site with sample some scripts. The answer to this IMHO depends on how you're going to program after and what experience you have of programming - If you using MacPerl to develop scripts which are going to be used on another OS (Unix, Linux, WinX) and come from a Unix/C background you'd be better off with "Learning Perl". If you are new to programming and Perl is your first language and you want to go on to use Perl on Unix/Linux systems I'd go for "Learning Perl" combined with "Power and Ease" If you're newish to programming on the Mac and but want to go on to program on Unix/Linux I'd recommend "Programming Perl", "Algorithms with Perl" (with "The Perl Cookbook" as a dealine companion). If you only want to run perl on a mac and won't ever want to try to use it under anyother system - "Power and Ease" (though some of the 'why' of perl may escape you if you have no experience of command lines) As far as "Programming Perl" goes you basically already have this in POD form on your hard disk, though unless you have a Ebook it's kind of tough to take to the toilet with you. >Also is this the best mailing list for me to be on? it certainly is hth Robin