[techtalk] a good perl book

[Clair Mooza]

> "Elements of programming in Perl" by Andrew Johnson is also a good
> beginners book.  It takes a lot of effort to explain programming
> concepts for non-programmers, whereas Schwartz's "Learning Perl" assumes
> a fair bit of previous programming knowledge.
>
> The "camel" book, "Programming Perl", is a good reference, but
> everything in it can also be found in the online manuals ("man perl"),
> and it is somewhat out of date now.  I believe a 3rd edition is due
> sometime soon, which might be more useful.
>
> "Perl in a Nutshell" might be a good desktop reference for some.  Check
> it out and see what you think.
>
> K.

Thanks so much for all of the references!  I certainly have a great
place to start now.  Thanks also for the O'Reilley alternatives. I like
them a lot, just nice to have some other references to look at before
buying!

-Clair