Hi,
>
> Part of the question, I think, is where you're starting from... If you're
> new to programming, as I am, many of the best books are challenging, because
> of the amount of knowledge they presuppose...
I think the inquiry came from someone who was just starting to teach
themselves Perl. When I started to teach myself, I used "Learning
Perl" by Schwartz and Christiansen. At the time, I also bought a copy
"Programming Perl" by Wall, Christiansen and Schwartz. I learned
that when one knows nothing, "Programming Perl" is a relatively
useless book. Learning Perl is wonderful.
Once you know a little Perl, "Programming Perl" becomes a useful
reference. I found that once I made it roughly 1/2 way through
"Learning Perl", I knew enough Perl to use "Programming Perl" to teach
myself whatever I wanted.
By the way, I program on a Mac.
A good beginner book should contain some specific example programs,
and describe, in words, the function of every line in the beginner
programs. My method of self teaching involved giving myself a hobby
assignment and applying what I learned to the program.
Lucia
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>> I downloaded MacPerl a while back, and I'm just stating to use it but
>> I have no idea where to start. 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.
>>
>> Also is this the best mailing list for me to be on?
>>
>>
>> Many Thanks,
>> Graeme Porteous
>>
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