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For me, the camel book (ie "programming perl" and I would recommend the 3rd edition above the earlier ones) was a palpable step on the way to enlightenment.

I would also recommend a hard smack in the head with some OO language like Java (and I don't even think Java is all that OO; it's just OO enough to be disruptive)

And a kick in the face with something functional like LISP/Scheme.

What I mean with the above two lines is: nobody can be a good programmer without *really understanding* OO and functional programming.

the great thing about perl is, that you can actually use *most* functional and OO techniques without being forced to.

update: more than any book I know, the camel book will teach you "the perl way" - i.e it will explain how to do stuff and why. I can recommend many more books, but if you're going for perl, it's at the top of the list for me.

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

In reply to Re: The Road to Enlightenment? by Joost
in thread The Road to Enlightenment? by DigitalKitty

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