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Title: Brilliant author but...
Review: This book is written by somebody who _knows_ perl and there's no question about it. I really appreciate the author's mastery of the language.I've read through 3 quarters of the book but the only thing that I couldn't stand was the author's usage of the English language. He seems to have concentrated on the English part of the book as much as the perl part of it. :( Usage of words/phrases like "kosher", "syntactic sugar" are irritating and convey the impression that the author wants to show off his command of English.Nevertheless, this is, as far as I can think, one of the most essential perl reference books for the serious programmer. Ignore the English and concentrate on perl and you'll have a better journey!
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