Trying to learn Perl

KainTSAKainTSA Join Date: 2005-05-30 Member: 52831Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Anybody know some good resources?</div>I'm learning Perl in order write some data analysis programs in my lab (not for web development) and I was wondering if anyone on here knows some good resources for learning it? Of course I've already googled Perl tutorials but most of them seem to focus on the net side of Perl and not on things like data analyzing, even though I know its very good for that. I've already learned the basics of it (basic commands, structure etc.) and I know some other languages so I don't need any really simplistic tuts. Anybody point me in the right direction?

Thanks for any help.
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    I recommend following the links in the External Links section of the Wikipedia article on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PERL" target="_blank">perl</a>. I started learning perl that way.
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  • puzlpuzl The Old Firm Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14029Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    The o'reilly perl books are very good. Reading those coupled with some random hacking of existing perl scripts make for fairly rapid learning.
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  • KainTSAKainTSA Join Date: 2005-05-30 Member: 52831Members, Constellation
    Thanks for the resources.

    Turns out someone I know has one of the O'Reilly books so I'm glad you mentioned it.
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1632159:date=Jun 7 2007, 10:02 AM:name=puzl)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(puzl @ Jun 7 2007, 10:02 AM) [snapback]1632159[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The o'reilly perl books are very good. Reading those coupled with some random hacking of existing perl scripts make for fairly rapid learning.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    this man speaks the truth
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  • Browser_ICEBrowser_ICE Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6944Members
    If you want to actualy practice your Perl knowledge, just install Linux as a dual boot and then download Perl.

    By the way, Perl-5 has alot of changes compared to Perl-4.
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    <a href="http://www.computer-books.us/perl.php" target="_blank">http://www.computer-books.us/perl.php</a>
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