Re: [OT] Learning PERL
Not sure what could be easier than the Camel... he might want to take a
programming course.
As to online tutorials, you might want to try perl.com I find the
"Documentation" section to be a very good quick reference guide, most of
the time.
Kevin.Bewley@camr.org.uk writes:
> Hi,
> I know this is slightly off-topic but it's definitely related to
> virtually all Un*xen I've ever come across. I have a colleague who has
> never used a *real* OS but now as part of his job he has to. A few times
> I've come across him doing things like find/replace over and over in nedit
> to change every occurrence of fred for wilma for example. I've quickly
> shown him how to PERL it on those occasions. He's finally starting to get
> it and has asked me if I know of a good book for learning PERL for a
> complete beginner - I let him borrow my Camel (Programming PERL to those
> who don't know) but it's too hard for him - no prior programming
> experience.
>
> Can anyone recommend a book (or even better, and online tutorial set) for
> this guy to learn basic PERL from. You know simple reg-ex's and the like?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Kevin
>
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