Re: perl5 book recommendations?

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From: Tom Minchin
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 00:00

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In <59fmkc$dgj$1@preeda.internex.net.au> hamish@rising.com.au (Hamish Moffatt) writes:
>Can anyone suggest a book on perl5? I want something which starts
>from the beginning of perl, although not at the beginning of                    
>programming (I know C already, although not much Unix programming.)             
>It'd be good if the book was also useful as a reference later.
>I don't know a scrap of perl presently, but I learn quickly.
>I do wish to do CGI stuff with it, in particular.

OReilly "Learning Perl" is a good start, however, it's Perl 4 based. Still,
get that under control and then buy the new OReilly "Programming Perl"
book and you're set.

tom@iacom.com.au

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Date: 1996/12/21
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