Interestingly I believe that anything clever enough is going to be unreadable initially.. why? Because at some point the brain is going to have to be turned on to understand it.

But as far as coding goes the Camel book (Programming Perl ISBN 0596000278) has a whole chapter devoted to different programming techniques in perl to promote:
- maintennance efficiency
- programmer efficiency
- execution efficiency
- and others..

You really are punishing yourself if you don't buy this book. Not only does it cover this very topic well but it covers the whole language.

And even better, I enjoy reading this book beside my bed at night. Why? Because the language used is thoroughly enjoyable. The author of this book proves, once and for all, that programmers are not nerds lacking in real-world skills! I have a good chuckle because the book is intelligent and witty.. and there is the odd embedded joke that only someone who has indulged in PCs most of their lives would understand.

Enough said. Buy the book, seriously. It's the best US$40 you'll ever spend on Perl.

In reply to Re: "Perl is read-only!" by monarch
in thread "Perl is read-only!" by Pic

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