I've also heard good reports about "Beginning Perl" and "Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours" - but not having read them yet I can't really comment

Wrox sent me "Beginning Perl", so I read it. Simon did a good job, however he has said that the editors introduced some errors. He was not happy when the book first came out. But, overall it is a very good book for beginners. TYPi24H, by Clinton Pierce, is also a pretty good book. I did a technical review for it when he was still writing it, and it was very good, although now stigmatized because it has a time duration in it's title :) So, these books could be useful for someone wanting to learn Perl. I always find it best to be in a bookstore, grab a latte, and read some of each book (as well as the index, and TOC) to see which is written in a way you feel most comfortable with.

Cheers,
KM

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