Programming Perl
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Programming Perl
Larry Wall
9 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2018–2026.
What people on Hacker News said
That led me to "Programming Perl" by Larry Wall and the beginning of my career as a developer.
This was my first real "programming" book, and my first O'Reilly animal book and it changed the course of my life in a real and tangible sense.
Just a fantastic book that is both fun to read and authorative yet still suitable for learning Perl from scratch (for certain readers).
just the preaching of "the three great virtues of a programmer" makes it the most influential book in my entire ( 25+ years and counting ) carrer.
The three great virtues of a programmer were enlightening for a fresh-outta-college beginner.
Where it comes up
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