Re: More perl tutorials

"c" == clarjon1 <clarjon1@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

c> Hi all, this appears to be the right spot to post this. I'm
c> teaching myself Perl, after learning about the language thanks to
c> the Linux Gazette. I've been reading through the perldoc and
c> perltut, and have downloaded a few ebooks on the subject, and am
c> working through them.

c> I was wondering what materials, either online or offline, you would
c> recommend for me to read? Something along the lines of what a
c> self- teaching high-school level student would find useful.
c> Thanks!

first off ignore almost every single perl tutorial on the web. there are
dozens and they just about all suck. they are full of errors,
mistatements, misunderstandings of the docs, and just awful writing. one
day when i rule the world, i will post reviews of them all and flog their
authors with python printouts.

there is a decent free book called beginning perl and you can find it on
beginners.perl.org.

i will guess that the ebooks you downloaded are bootlegs so you should
either pay for them or not use them. i have only seen bootlegs of
o'reilly books or bad books (not that there aren't good perl books that
aren't o'reilly but i haven't seen bootlegs of those).

you can buy ebooks cheaply enough of most of the quality perl
books. there are places which list many good perl books and you can ask
here for more recommendations.

uri

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