RE: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids
I would guess that these kids do not have access to computers outside school. Which makes access to printed material advantageous. I guess a printer would be nice, but by the time the cost of it, paper, ink, and other supplies are factored in, I would guess that books would be cheaper. > -Original Message- > From: Stone, Derrick J [mailto:DJS6D@;hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu] > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:01 AM > To: John Saylor; Nick Tonkin > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids > > > Amen. > http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/Perl/start.html > http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Training/PerlIntro/ > http://www.ebb.org/PickingUpPerl/ > http://www.cclabs.missouri.edu/things/instruction/perl/perlcourse.html > http://www.lanka.pair.com/techweb/perl/tutor/ > oh wait... did you say spanish? > http://epq.com.co/~cjara/perl/tutorial.html > no? German? > http://www.tekromancer.com/perl/inhalt.html > Japanese? > http://plaza27.mbn.or.jp/~satomii/jdoc/ > > Perldoc is a challenge if you're new, because the syntax can > be hard to pick up. But for a good tutorial, a nice printer > would go a long way... > > Derrick Stone > Internet Specialist > Web Development Center > UVa Health System > ICQ# 1464194 > > > -Original Message- > From: John Saylor [mailto:johns@;worldwinner.com] > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:05 AM > To: Nick Tonkin > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids > > > Hi > > ( 02.10.31 21:57 -0800 ) Nick Tonkin: > > I'm excited to get them going in perl, and I want to appeal > to the list > > for donations of books on learning perl. > > I'd say the best 'books' are all on line. Don't underestimate the > [lowly] man pages. Or perldoc [-f]. > > And there are stories and tutorials and good stuff at > perl.apache.org or > perlmonks.org or www.perl.org [and so on]. Hopefully, your > students [or > school] has/have the resources necessary to use the on line resources. > > Good luck! > > -- > .--- ... > >
RE: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids
Amen. http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/Perl/start.html http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Training/PerlIntro/ http://www.ebb.org/PickingUpPerl/ http://www.cclabs.missouri.edu/things/instruction/perl/perlcourse.html http://www.lanka.pair.com/techweb/perl/tutor/ oh wait... did you say spanish? http://epq.com.co/~cjara/perl/tutorial.html no? German? http://www.tekromancer.com/perl/inhalt.html Japanese? http://plaza27.mbn.or.jp/~satomii/jdoc/ Perldoc is a challenge if you're new, because the syntax can be hard to pick up. But for a good tutorial, a nice printer would go a long way... Derrick Stone Internet Specialist Web Development Center UVa Health System ICQ# 1464194 -Original Message- From: John Saylor [mailto:johns@;worldwinner.com] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:05 AM To: Nick Tonkin Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids Hi ( 02.10.31 21:57 -0800 ) Nick Tonkin: > I'm excited to get them going in perl, and I want to appeal to the list > for donations of books on learning perl. I'd say the best 'books' are all on line. Don't underestimate the [lowly] man pages. Or perldoc [-f]. And there are stories and tutorials and good stuff at perl.apache.org or perlmonks.org or www.perl.org [and so on]. Hopefully, your students [or school] has/have the resources necessary to use the on line resources. Good luck! -- .--- ...
RE: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids
Me too. (and sorry to for a couple of private replies its early and I haven't had much caffeine this morning). > -Original Message- > From: Ryan Parr [mailto:ryanparr@;precisiontechonline.com] > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 12:57 AM > To: Nick Tonkin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids > > > What open-source geek doesn't understand the importance, and > calling, of > supporting your community? > > Count me in. I think it's great that you are donating your time and > patience. Teaching isn't easy, but you've got a great cause. > Send me your > shipping address and I'll send you a Llama book. > > http://www.rain.org/~artworks/NewATW/students/norma_web/sonar.html is > striking. I hope this girl goes on to great things. > > -- > Ryan > > - Original Message - > From: "Nick Tonkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:57 PM > Subject: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I am going to be working with a small group of > "disadvantaged" youngsters > > here teaching them how to build web applications with perl and > > apache. > > > > These are mostly Latino kids who have been doing analog and > digital art > > for years and have self-selected into webmastering, > html-ing and such. > > > > I'm excited to get them going in perl, and I want to appeal > to the list > > for donations of books on learning perl. > > > > Of course I'm most hopeful that we can get half a dozen > copies of the > > Llama book and use it as a sort of textbook, but anything will be > > gratefully accepted. > > > > An existing site that shows some of the art these kids make > (and also > > why we need a new one!) can be viewed at > http://www.rain.org/~artworks/ > > > > A cool project by one of the students is at > > > http://www.rain.org/%7Eartworks/NewATW/students/norma_web/norm a_intro.html > > Thanks folks, > > - nick > > > Nick Tonkin {|8^)> > > >
Re: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids
Hi ( 02.10.31 21:57 -0800 ) Nick Tonkin: > I'm excited to get them going in perl, and I want to appeal to the list > for donations of books on learning perl. I'd say the best 'books' are all on line. Don't underestimate the [lowly] man pages. Or perldoc [-f]. And there are stories and tutorials and good stuff at perl.apache.org or perlmonks.org or www.perl.org [and so on]. Hopefully, your students [or school] has/have the resources necessary to use the on line resources. Good luck! -- .--- ...
Re: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids
What open-source geek doesn't understand the importance, and calling, of supporting your community? Count me in. I think it's great that you are donating your time and patience. Teaching isn't easy, but you've got a great cause. Send me your shipping address and I'll send you a Llama book. http://www.rain.org/~artworks/NewATW/students/norma_web/sonar.html is striking. I hope this girl goes on to great things. -- Ryan - Original Message - From: "Nick Tonkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: [OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids > > Hi all, > > I am going to be working with a small group of "disadvantaged" youngsters > here teaching them how to build web applications with perl and > apache. > > These are mostly Latino kids who have been doing analog and digital art > for years and have self-selected into webmastering, html-ing and such. > > I'm excited to get them going in perl, and I want to appeal to the list > for donations of books on learning perl. > > Of course I'm most hopeful that we can get half a dozen copies of the > Llama book and use it as a sort of textbook, but anything will be > gratefully accepted. > > An existing site that shows some of the art these kids make (and also > why we need a new one!) can be viewed at http://www.rain.org/~artworks/ > > A cool project by one of the students is at > http://www.rain.org/%7Eartworks/NewATW/students/norma_web/norma_intro.html > > Thanks folks, > > - nick > > > Nick Tonkin {|8^)> > > >
[OT] Wanted: beginning perl books for poor kids
Hi all, I am going to be working with a small group of "disadvantaged" youngsters here teaching them how to build web applications with perl and apache. These are mostly Latino kids who have been doing analog and digital art for years and have self-selected into webmastering, html-ing and such. I'm excited to get them going in perl, and I want to appeal to the list for donations of books on learning perl. Of course I'm most hopeful that we can get half a dozen copies of the Llama book and use it as a sort of textbook, but anything will be gratefully accepted. An existing site that shows some of the art these kids make (and also why we need a new one!) can be viewed at http://www.rain.org/~artworks/ A cool project by one of the students is at http://www.rain.org/%7Eartworks/NewATW/students/norma_web/norma_intro.html Thanks folks, - nick Nick Tonkin {|8^)>