Re: [MacPerl] Programming Perl (2nd ed)

[Vicki Brown <vlb@cfcl.com>]

>[This whole discussion is not quite on topic for this mailing list, but
> it is about an issue vital to Perl itself.]


>Furthermore, the poor huddled masses yearning to learn Perl5 want a new
>Camel *now*. Any changes which might further push back the delivery date
>are bound to be unpopular.

*I absolutely agree with this.*  Given the choice of pushing back the book
or having 800 pages I will grit my teeth and accept the 800 pages.

But I still can't agree that an 800-pager is easy to use.  For me, it's not.
(There is a large difference between "I _can_ use this" and "I _would want_
to use this").

Your mileage may vary :-)


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