coming back to perl after a long break.

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Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 23, 2016 at 21:36 UTC
Books on Perl.org. Also see our Tutorials section, and our FAQ section "Where can I find more information on..." I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.	[reply]
Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by Discipulus (Canon) on Feb 23, 2016 at 21:41 UTC
well come back to Perl! you can consider Pragramming Perl 4th edition as alternative to Beginning and Intermediate Perl book serie, but i dunno which can be more ~~digerible~~ digestible (thanks erix!) for you. Modern Perl is the best fresh look to basic and some advanced topic and is also very concise. If you have so few hours i suggest to spend some to investigate what happened outside the mere language itself and in this perspective Task::Kensho is formidable: is a collection of very selected modules from CPAN that are the state of the art in many fields. Perlmonks, for sure, is full of interesting things and questions from very experienced monks and others lurking and learning like me, so write code and ask. L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply]
Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by FreeBeerReekingMonk (Deacon) on Feb 23, 2016 at 20:49 UTC
Why not re-learn 1 function each day? Click on the Reference menu items. You can download the offline version too index	[reply]
Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by davido (Cardinal) on Feb 24, 2016 at 00:03 UTC
Rather than yet another book, join up with the CPAN Pull Request Challenge, and dig in. You will discover good code, bad code, Perl testing strategies, the Perl Module ecosystem, and the art of leaving things better than you found them. Along the way renewed familiarity with Perl will become a foregone conclusion. Dave	[reply]
Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by GrandFather (Saint) on Feb 24, 2016 at 05:25 UTC
My "goto" advice in this sort of situation is to dip into the SOPW section right here at PerlMonks. Just nodding along with the answers and having a play with some of the code yourself will cover a good range of Perl as she is used. No need to replies to questions (unless you want to), but be encouraged to post follow up questions where you don't understand what's going on - if you are having trouble so will others! Premature optimization is the root of all job security	[reply]
Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by Discipulus (Canon) on Feb 24, 2016 at 08:42 UTC
The book i've enjoyed more when i was starting was Perl Cookbook. Ok is very old but the recipe approach is the best imho if you have few hours weekly. The code of the book is anyway valid Perl and the tecniques inside are still used nowadays as the idioms. L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply]
Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by marioroy (Prior) on Feb 24, 2016 at 01:07 UTC
Greetings Anonymous Monk, and welcome back. Several folks in a previous organization have enjoyed learning Perl with Perl by Example by Ellie Quigley. The first 200 or so pages cover a lot of the basics. Perl by Example Regards, Mario	[reply]
Re^2: coming back to perl after a long break. by Arunbear (Prior) on Feb 24, 2016 at 13:47 UTC
There is a newer (5th) edition from 2014: Perl by Example	[reply]
Re: coming back to perl after a long break. by Laurent_R (Canon) on Feb 24, 2016 at 07:35 UTC
The two books you've picked are among the best choice you could make, start with them. Ovid's might be slightly easier to start with, perhaps you get to Chromatic's a bit later.	[reply]