Recommend a book

[Linda Hyman]

I suppose I should send my two cents worth to the listserv and start a
raging debate over PERL vs. JavaScript...

Everyone claims the "Llama" and "Camel"  books are the best.

>Learning Perl
>by Randal L. Schwartz
>from O'Reilly & Associates
>
>and
>
>Programming Perl
>by Larry Wall and Randal l. Schartz
>from O'Reilly & Associates
>
 You might want to check out JavaScript though before you go to deeply into
yucky old PERL.  It allows for manipulation of data as well as other kinds
of cool stuff on the client side (using Netscape 2.0 and above) versus
being server driven.  We are teaching ourselves JavaScript using Danny
Goodman's book.   There is a group of 13 or 14 students, staff and
professors.  We see the demise of PERL imminent except for special uses.

As a non-programmer, I took one look at PERL and said "no way."  I am
finding JavaScript very approachable and with immediate results.  Another
big plus for JavaScript, it debugs!!  Good luck debugging a PERL script.
Nuff said.  I would do some research before I put alot of time into PERL.
Do some quick research to compare capabilities and decide exactly what it
is that you need to do.  Good luck.



>Fledgling webmaster needs a good introductory book on
>Perl.  Previous experience in programming in COBOL,
>FORTRAN, compiled basic, and C++ (minor experience).

Linda Woods Hyman-Education First Initiative
Pacific Bell/San Diego State University
Dept. of Educational Technology
San Diego  CA  92182  (619) 594-4414
e-mail:  lhyman at mail.sdsu.edu
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired