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How many Perl books do you own?

Does this really matter? I own no Perl book, but I'm not Perl-ignorant.

Ignoring the issue of hardcopy versus onscreen(for now), I would ask this question as an indicator of professional commitment. However, in retrospect, I might not ask it on the hypothetical test because it's far too easy to lie about it, and judges historically have turned me down for the search warrant.

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Re^4: Perl Exam?(Books)
by adrianh (Chancellor) on Oct 21, 2003 at 21:45 UTC
    I would ask this question as an indicator of professional commitment.

    It can also be an indicator of people just not getting it. I've lost track of the number people I've come across who keep buying Perl books in the hope that one would make sense to them.