> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Kraus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 2:10 PM > To: 'Mystik Gotan'; Perl > Subject: RE: Perl Learning Paths > > > Helped a lot. I also have the pocket reference and find it an > indispensable tool. Perldoc seems hard to use because you > need to know the function you want to look before hand.
Looking to those functions by category, can help finding an interesting one even though you didn't know the function in advance. For instance : http://aspn.activestate.com//ASPN/Products/ActivePerl/lib/Pod/perlfunc.html#perl_functions_by_category José. > Unless I am using it wrong? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mystik Gotan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 7:52 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Perl Learning Paths > > > > > > I suggest you buy Perl Pocket Reference. It's not for > > learning purpose, but > > very handy to look up things while scripting. I found it > > quite expensive > > however, as I went to Glasgow with my dad a month ago, went > > to Waterstone's > > (ofcourse, all of us know it's expensive, but anyway), it > > costed 9 pounds. > > Pretty expensive, I thought, in Holland it costs only 8 > > euro's, but that > > besides, it great for looking up things quickly. > > > > We don't have too much Perl books in Holland. By that, I mean > > books about > > regexes, OO programming, using TK with Perl, GD. We only have > > basics books, > > but we also have CGI Programming with Perl. It was great. I > > didn't needed > > much time in this summer for reading it (we went to > Scotland, imagine > > getting through the book while climbing mountains and getting > > exhausted). It > > covers a lot. Beginning of XML, many modules, HTML embedding, > > searching, > > security, cookies... It's a bit harder to actually learn > from it, you > > morelike get an idea what and how to do (something) with CGI. > > > > On the other hand, I have the funny idea more and more books > > are being > > published in UK and others. I see more TK and more GD, so you > > might get a > > look at www.oreilly.com. > > > > Also, I love perldoc. i'm using ActiveState (bloody windows), > > but it covers > > so much and there's so much to learn from. > > > > Kinda bullshit story but anyway, hope it helps ;) > > > > -------------- > > Bob Erinkveld (Webmaster Insane Hosts) > > www.insane-hosts.net > > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Paul Kraus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "Perl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Perl Learning Paths > > >Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:10:39 -0500 > > > > > >I have read learning Perl and have begun programming Perl. > The later > > >seems to move kind of slow and goes to more depth then I > need right > > >now. More of a C. Science book with C. Science history > mixed in. Is > > >there a better way to go about this. I like programming Perl > > but would > > >enjoy it more and get more from it if I already had a strong > > >understanding of some of Perl more advanced topics. OO, > Ref, ect. I > > >blew through the learning Perl book in about 1 day. So it > > was to basic. > > >Any suggestions? > > > > > >Paul Kraus > > >Network Administrator > > >PEL Supply Company > > >216.267.5775 Voice > > >216-267-6176 Fax > > >www.pelsupply.com > > > > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Zoeken, voor duidelijke zoekresultaten! > > http://search.msn.nl/worldwide.asp > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > **** DISCLAIMER **** "This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain information which is confidential and/or protected by intellectual property rights and are intended for the sole use of the recipient(s) named above. Any use of the information contained herein (including, but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution in any form) by other persons than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender either by telephone or by e-mail and delete the material from any computer". Thank you for your cooperation. For further information about Proximus mobile phone services please see our website at http://www.proximus.be or refer to any Proximus agent. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
