# Must be one heck of a good Perl book

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/must-be-one-heck-of-a-good-perl-book/121518>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 28, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/must-be-one-heck-of-a-good-perl-book/121518 "2007-11-28T17:08:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toadkicker)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/must-be-one-heck-of-a-good-perl-book/121518/1 "2007-11-28T17:08:02Z")

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I’ve been thinking that some of these programming books were getting a  
bit expensive. This one takes the cake. LOL.

[http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Perl/dp/B000MUWVFU/ref=sr\_1\_9?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1196265848&sr=8-9](http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Perl/dp/B000MUWVFU/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1196265848&sr=8-9)

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**Author:** ![toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toadkicker)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/must-be-one-heck-of-a-good-perl-book/121518/2 "2007-11-28T17:15:47Z")

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yet another reason to work with Ruby, our books are _way_ cheaper.

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**Author:** ![toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toadkicker)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/must-be-one-heck-of-a-good-perl-book/121518/3 "2007-11-28T17:18:44Z")

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Only 1 left in stock! Must be limited edition!

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**Author:** ![toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toadkicker)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/must-be-one-heck-of-a-good-perl-book/121518/4 "2007-11-28T17:30:28Z")

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On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 01:08:02AM +0900, Todd B. wrote:

> I’ve been thinking that some of these programming books were getting a  
> bit expensive. This one takes the cake. LOL.
> 
> [http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Perl/dp/B000MUWVFU/ref=sr\_1\_9?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1196265848&sr=8-9](http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Perl/dp/B000MUWVFU/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1196265848&sr=8-9)

It’s one of the best programming books out there (assuming it’s the same  
O’Reilly “Programming Perl” with which I’m familiar), but I sure as hell  
wouldn’t spend $5k on it. Holy cow.