I used "Learning Perl", a different O'Reilly book by Randall
Schwartz, I think. It was pretty basic, and had some decent examples.
It was written as a tutorial. That and the Perl Cookbook are pretty
decent companions. Perl may be a tough first language (There are SO
many ways to do anything!) but it's a very useful language.
Good Luck,
-burk
On 4 Mar 00, at 21:58, John Aldrich wrote:
> Ok. I know this is more of a generic question, but this is the
> closest thing to a generic list I'm subbed to, so I'm asking here...
>
> Can someone reccommend a good Perl textbook? I mean one where you
> start with the basic stuff and gradually get more difficult? I'm told
> that the O'Reilly books make great reference material, but that they
> stink as far as text books go.
>
> My local LUG is running a Perl class, and the closest thing to a
> textbook we have is the Perl Cookbook by O'Reilly, and it's rather
> frustrating to me to try and find what I need in there, because I'm
> very much a novice to programming in general and to Perl in
> particular.
> Thanks...
> John
