David Baron <d_baron@012.net.il>:
> On Saturday 30 December 2006 20:48, Samuel Bächler wrote:
> > Hi Rocky
> >
> > > I'm thinking of learning Perl Programming. Can any of you help me get
> > > started on how to programming Perl in Debian?
> >
> > In my opinion you should go through *Leaning Perl* by O'Reilly. I quite
> > liked it. I am sure you will find it somewhere in the web.
>
> Second that--this is the place to start.
> [snip]
> PERL style has changed radically over the years as has its usage
> (PERL==PErsonal Report Language and who uses it for this nowadays?). Object
Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
Positively Eclectic Rubbish Lister
> oriented programming (with silly syntax) can be as good as newer languages.
> PERL can be readable as c (but that is not saying so much).
Anyone can write write-only code, in any language. Perl's no exception.
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