Re^3: Best Perl Books of All Time

[McDarren]

in reply to Re^2: Best Perl Books of All Time
in thread Best Perl Books of All Time

I don't see why the Camel should be on that list.

That's fair enough, and I won't argue with you.
I guess it really comes down to how much individual value you get out of any particular book. When I think about my own personal experience with Perl, the three things that have had the greatest impact upon my learning curve were:

• getting hold of a copy of the Camel,
• getting hold of a copy of PBP, and
• discovering Perlmonks :)

So if somebody just starting out with Perl were to come to me and ask for some recommendations - that's the list I would give them.

Cheers,
Darren :)

[apotheon]

The first couple chapters or so of the Camel book are the best quick introduction to Perl I think I've ever seen for someone who's already a programmer (in other languages). It's certainly valuable for that if no other reason, to say nothing of the fact it's kind of an entertaining read.