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From: music@batman.moravian.EDU (music)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Re: Perl Tutorial?
Summary: Do us all a favor...
Message-ID: <839@batman.moravian.EDU>
Date: 10 Jan 90 20:29:31 GMT
References: <4033@helios.TAMU.EDU> <6729@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Organization: Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
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In article <6729@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>, lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall) writes:
> In article <4033@helios.TAMU.EDU> jak9213@helios.UUCP (John Kane) writes:
> : What I do need is something that will point me in the right direction as
> : far as getting started in using perl.
> 
> Randal and I are working on it.  Someday you may have an S&W on your shelf.
> 
> Larry

It would be _wonderful_ if you were able to compile a book explaining
PERL _at least_ as elucidating as A. K. & W.'s "The AWK Programming
Language". Learning a language from man pages (even extensive ones)
and examining others' scripts, while an important step in the process,
is NOT very efficient (believe me, I've used this approach on about 5
languages, most of which I eventually got a reasonable command of, but
only after many arduous hours/days/weeks/months/years of study &
experimenting when a _GOOD_ tutorial would have made the job much less
frustrating and time-consuming (especially for self-taught hacks like
myself!)). PERL appears to be a fascinating language with considerable
potential for the kind of work I do, but the syntax IS intimidating,
so I will certainly welcome S&W's "The PERL Programming Language" (by
any name it should smell as sweet). PLEASE make a NETWORK-WIDE
ANNOUNCEMENT when it is available!


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