Maybe I'm just boring, and using Perl for data manipulation and file management is boring, too, but it gets the job done quickly, easily and efficiently.

Yes, file management is boring. Sometimes data manipulation can be boring, too. Maybe I am a fan of the wrong language? But there's more to Perl than those 2 things.

It would be hard to find books on CGI if they didn't have "CGI" in the title.

You are missing my point. Why just mention CGI? How about having a book that deals with Perl CGI scripts that are geared toward e-commerce situations? Think about it: the author can discuss security with Perl (e.g., taint mode and different modules, etc) and then move on to other issues in e-commerce. But if I had a choice, I wouldn't mention CGI at all. I would discuss mod_perl, Apache, and maybe something else.

Reading my posts, I get the impression that I am coming across as somewhat of a troll. I don't want to give that impression. I started this thread because it just seems to me that the Perl books out there are so bland. I care about Perl's image.

In reply to Re: Re: The Black Art of Perl Programming? by Anonymous Monk
in thread The Black Art of Perl Programming? by Anonymous Monk

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