Beginner Trying to Learn Perl

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Re: Beginner Trying to Learn Perl by bradcathey (Prior) on Feb 12, 2004 at 03:07 UTC
It's already been mentioned, but Randal L. Schwartz's Learning Perl, Chap 5, is a must. So, are the first 9 chapters of Programming Perl (hashes are covered in Chap 9, but then the sledding gets heavy). But I never fully understood hashes until I read the aforementioned Randal L. Schwartz's Perl Objects, References & Modules. The book isn't really about hashes, but he covers a lot of that foundational stuff in a very illustrative and easy to understand way. Pretty soon you'll be talking about HoA's, AoH's, andHoH's--but remember, they're all just scalars. Welcome to the monastery. And by the way, Matins are sung at 4:00am so get to bed early. Update: How could I forget the Perl Cookbook. It's Chap 5 also has a short introduction to basic hashing, but then some simple to complex practical examples. We are so fortunate in Perldom for so many get resources. —Brad "A little yeast leavens the whole dough."	[reply]
Re: Beginner Trying to Learn Perl by jarich (Curate) on Feb 12, 2004 at 04:37 UTC
A great resource for learning Perl, including hashes and everything else was put together by woolfy. Head over to Where and how to start learning Perl for more information thank you could poke a stick at. ;) I hope this helps. jarich	[reply]
Re: Beginner Trying to Learn Perl by jeffa (Bishop) on Feb 12, 2004 at 01:23 UTC
It isn't exactly prominent on the roadmap, but i believe you want perlfaq4, in particular, Data: Hashes (Associative Arrays). I found this by searching perltoc for 'hash'. (heh heh) jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]
Re: Beginner Trying to Learn Perl by artist (Parson) on Feb 12, 2004 at 01:23 UTC
Look at Tutorials and Learning Perl. artist	[reply]
Re: Beginner Trying to Learn Perl by Theo (Priest) on Feb 12, 2004 at 15:16 UTC
Here's another node on Monastery learning resources. -Theo- (so many nodes and so little time ... )	[reply]
Re: Beginner Trying to Learn Perl by michaeld (Monk) on Feb 13, 2004 at 07:56 UTC
I started out with Robert's Perl Tutorial two years ago and I still find myself referring back to it from time to time... Cheers, MichaelD	[reply]
Re: Beginner Trying to Learn Perl by MCS (Monk) on Feb 12, 2004 at 21:37 UTC
Learning perl is a great book, especially if you don't come from a programming background. Programming perl is another great reference but it's a little hard to digest. I find hashes more useful for creating more complex data structures. (I use them a lot as Arrays of Hashes) If you are just learning perl, don't spend too much time trying to figure out hashes, move on and come back to them later.	[reply]