| Paul Lalli 2007-05-23, 6:59 pm |
| On May 22, 5:40 pm, gavino <gavcom...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this book 4th ed for me if I have never programmed b4?
I would not recommend it, no. Here's a direct copy from the Preface
of the book:
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Though you don't need to know about Perl to begin reading this book,
we recommend that you have familiarity with basic programming concepts
such as variables, loops, subroutines, and arrays, and the all-
important "editing a source code file with your favorite text editor."
We don't spend any time explaining those concepts. We're pleased that
we've had many reports of people successfully picking up Learning Perl
and grasping Perl as their first programming language, but we can't
promise the same results for everyone
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> I also see this one:http://www.perl.org/books/beginning-perl/
That one, on the other hand, is indeed intended for those who want to
learn to program, and want to do so using Perl. Plus it's free...
(Don't get me wrong, the Llama is an EXCELLENT book, and I heartily
recommend it. It's just not for someone who's never programmed
before)
Paul Lalli
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