Well, I am really starting to hate Tim O' Reilly, too. I remember a time when O'Reilly books were the golden standard for things like Perl, Python et al. Nowad

Well, I am really starting to hate Tim O' Reilly, too. I remember a time when O'Reilly books were the golden standard for things like Perl, Python et al. Nowadays it seems like they are producing crap, half-written books by the ton. Oreillynet was also, one time, one of the best places to go for nice, informative articles and tutorials. Nowadays it's just an assortment of lame blog entries and book promotions. And don't let me get started on "Safari books online", a sub par reading experience if I ever saw one.