so, why "learning perl" and not "programming perl?" It's somewhat a rhetorical question because I know that there are differences in scope and objective.. but what about audience? Is this book covering the same stuff that "programming" covers, just differently for a different audience?

here's an embarrassing question: does ORA still give author discounts on books you buy from them? I don't see anything on their site, and it's been quite a long time since I got any ora books. But, I wrote two books for them (1989 and 1991-3: the Motif Programming Manuals), and that was a time when I could get all the books I wanted for FREE! (All I had to do was call them.) I know THAT went away, but... still.... am I just chopped liver now? :-)

Dan Heller
http://www.danheller.com

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