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New Perl learner, what book next?

by 98yz (Initiate)
on Dec 26, 2000 at 10:14 UTC ( [id://48301]=perlquestion: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

98yz has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have just began learning Perl, thanks to a friend of mine that talked so highly of the language. I have just finished reading Learning Perl (LLama Book), what is the next one to follow it with to further my learnin. I am ready to learn some more and get to using this stuff, IT ROCKS!

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Re: New Perl learner, what book next?
by Falkkin (Chaplain) on Dec 26, 2000 at 10:55 UTC
    To start, the Perl books node is probably the place to get a very detailed answer.

    My own opinion: the canonical answer is probably Programming Perl (the camel book). Edition 3 came out not too long ago, and I myself am reading through it now.

    Besides being one of the best (probably the best) reference books on Perl, Programming Perl is incredibly well-written, with useful examples and a fair amount of humor liberally scattered about. I learned much more of the Perl philosophy from Programming Perl than I did from Learning Perl (although both books are excellent, I believe the first few chapters of the former are literary jewels).

    Congratulations on your learning, and welcome to the Perl community.

    p.s. The best thing you can do for yourself is to write a fair amount of code as you go along. Perl seems to be a much more "hands-on" language than most, at least for me. Of course, only you know how you best learn.

Re: New Perl learner, what book next?
by marius (Hermit) on Dec 27, 2000 at 02:03 UTC
    Another "book" to keep in mind is the Perl CD Bookshelf. It's a fantastic set; has cross-referenced HTML copies of Learning Perl, Programming Perl, Perl Cookbook, Perl in a Nutshell, and something else I'm forgetting. (I'm remembering these off the top of my head, so I may be slightly mistaken -- it wouldn't be the first time!)

    I picked up my copy for ~$60 at Barnes and Nobles, and it's an invaluable resource alongside the Perl 5 Pocket Reference.

    -marius
      Not wanting to sound like a groupie, but if you want to learn OOP and get a good boost in perl, all for the same 35 bucks "Object Oriented Perl" Damian Conway is well, well worth it.

      a

Re: New Perl learner, what book next?
by coreolyn (Parson) on Dec 26, 2000 at 20:56 UTC

    I just finished answering a similar question in another node!:)

    That entire thread has many excellent references.

    coreolyn Duct tape devotee

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