I don't know what to tell you. I learned perl completely from the documentation (reading perlmonks every day didn't hurt either), but I was not new to programming. The perl documentation is intended to be an introduction to programming, but i'm not against a perlglossary page. I'd rather call it perldict, and have `perldoc -d word' look like `perldoc -f func', even if they overlap.

Like always, this is user contributed documentation.

I think someone ought to set up a neat little CGI::Application/DB_File program to facilitate the creation of perlglossary, so that it comes to existence real fast.

There exists Perl Developer's Dictionary by clintp.

Obligatory link: How to RTFM ;D

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In reply to Re: Is a Perl glossary necessary? by PodMaster
in thread Is a Perl glossary necessary? by Dragonfly

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