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Re^2: A tutorial for Perl to teach Beginners

by Aristotle (Chancellor)
on Sep 07, 2004 at 19:25 UTC ( [id://389187]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: A tutorial for Perl to teach Beginners
in thread A tutorial for Perl to teach Beginners

The best way to learn a subject is to write a book about it?

(Incidentally, does anyone know who the originator of this quotation is? I only find one single mention of Serge Lang.)

Makeshifts last the longest.

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Re^3: A tutorial for Perl to teach Beginners
by TrekNoid (Pilgrim) on Sep 08, 2004 at 17:46 UTC
    Incidentally, does anyone know who the originator of this quotation is?

    The general attribution I've seen over the years is to Benjamin Disraeli...quoted below:

    "The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it." - Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

    Trek

[reply]

      Thank you! Google seems to agree — disraeli "write a book" brings up thousands of pages with that attribution. Good enough for me. :-)

      Makeshifts last the longest.

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