Since we (Randal, Tom, and I) finished Intermediate Perl, I've been working on a proposal for the next book, tentatively called Mastering Perl, which will be the next in progression from Perl newbie and full practitioner.

I'm running the process much like Mark Jason Dominus did for Higher Order Perl. Instead of locking myself in a coffee-shop for six months then showing you the result, everyone can take part at all stages. I don't have more than the page and a mailing list at the moment, but I am working on the book and will add things as I get them going.

Since a topic such as Mastering Perl is so general, the list of topics doesn't naturally present itself (or at least as much as they do for Learning Perl. I've already been secretly trolling for ideas in What's missing in Perl books?, Which non-Perl books made you a better (?:Perl )?Programmer?, and a few other places, but now I can be a lot more public and transparent about the project.

If you've never had a name in a book, now's your chance.

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brian d foy <brian@stonehenge.com>
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