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Not particularly hip anymore, but "Higher Order Perl" was great fun and has a bit of that style both in the incremental construction and also a little bit in th
by smueller1234 4y ago
Not particularly hip anymore, but "Higher Order Perl" was great fun and has a bit of that style both in the incremental construction and also a little bit in the writing style. But it's been over a decade since I last picked it up.
- khrbrt 4y agoSeconding this book. The section on closures helped me solve a tricky parsing problem for a research project.
- dd444fgdfg 4y agoHow did Perl "lose"? It's such a great tool, super powerful and concise. One of the best languages out there, but doesn't seem to have much adoption these days.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> How did Perl "lose"? It lost by, as you say, it... > doesn't seem to have much adoption these days.
- dd444fgdfg 4y agobut it's such a shame, it's a lovely tool