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Title: OK for experts; Bad for beginners
Review: I have been a Perl programmer for the last two years and I thought now is a good time to buy a reference book in Perl. Obviously my choice was "Learning Perl" by Larry Wall. Content is good, as a reference it is excellent, as a study book it is weak and it is not at all good for the beginners. At some places you may feel the language need not be this artistic. I wished that the book contained more examples and a little more detail on how to use PERL functions.I have been looking into various Perl books which are good for people good in Perl (some sort of reference + as a study book). One book which is worth mentioning is Perl Black Book. If you wish to buy only one book in PERL -- The "Perl Black Book" is the best one. It starts from the basics.. have enough examples, goes into details about everything and does not miss out anything.
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