Re: What book would be valuable to someone self-taught? (Clarification)

[Anonymous Monk]

Thank you all for the suggestions. I apologize if I did not make this more clear in my question but I am not looking for recommendations on Perl books as I have more than I probably need. I am trying to move past the tinkerer who can cook from recipes to, while maybe not Iron Chef, being able to create my own meals with just a few ingredients and little instruction.

[Marshall]

I suggest that you register as a user on Monks. That will allow you to send me or other Monks messages amongst other benefits.

Think about what kind of programming problems that you want to solve. Try to solve one. When you get into trouble, post your current effort here and ask for help.

I'm sure that you will get a lot of help.

Software programming is very much an art. It requires practice and study. Practice involves "learning by doing".