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by jsrn 5636 days ago

    > Also, Ruby is a better language than Perl.
"Perl is the syntax, CPAN is the language"
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What's the fastest way to learn about the benefits of SPAN/Perl?
Recently chromatic finished his book "Modern Perl":

http://www.onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/index.html

you can download the PDF for free:

http://www.onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/modern_perl_letter...

http://www.onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/modern_perl_a4.pdf

this book follows and introduces modern practices/modules developed by the Perl community in recent years.