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Re: [Plug] Which scripting language?
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Bill Jonas wrote:
> I've got a couple of Barnes & Noble gift certificates to play with, so I
> thought I'd pick up a book about either Perl or Python. I'd like some
> advice from some of the ultra-ninja-foo hackers out there ;) -- which one
> should I start with? I realize that Perl is established and used more than
> Python, but I've heard Very Good Things about Python, namely, that it's a
> "cleaner" language, and that more and more people are using it.
>
> As far as the books go, I was thinking O'Reilly. If I go Perl, should I get
> the camel book or the llama book? Anybody have any <$40 favorites by
> another publisher? How about for Python? TIA for any advice.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> "Look, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it 'guaranteed', I
> will. I got spare time."
> -Chris Farley, _Tommy Boy_
>
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Can't speak to Python (on my list of things to learn), but I have found Perl
invaluable as a scripting tool. I started with Learning Perl (Llama), but soon
found that I needed Programming Perl (Camel) as well. I almost always buy
O'Reilly books and have yet to be disappointed.
Greg
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