Re: [tlug] perl hashes

[Brett Robson <b-robson@example.com>]

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 08:13:58 -0400
"jmglov" <jmglov@example.com> wrote:

> Quoth Brett Robson <b-robson@example.com>
> 
> > I've managed to avoid references so far but have just dragged 
> > out the dreadful camel book (*) [...]
> 
> Which edition of the Camel book is dreadful? I have read the
> second edition almost word-for-word, and have the third edition,
> which I have certainly used quite a bit. I found neither of them
> "dreadful", in fact, the second edition totally changed my
> outlook on Perl (from "necessary evil" to "expressive and
> wonderful language, for some things").


My main concern is Larry's diversions eg

I came across this yesterday while reading about references
p 244 "...which we will call "thingy", in honour of that thingy that
hangs down in the back of your throat"

The classic
p 12 "Unless you're using artificial intelligence to model a solipsistic
philosopher"
try explaining that to my English impaired colleagues

IMHO diversions like that have no place in a computer text.


Brett