Easy And Hard ...: Learning Perl Making Easy Things

Concepts are spread across chapters so you don't feel overwhelmed.

Best for those with at least a tiny bit of programming background (variables, subroutines). Learning Perl Making Easy Things Easy and Hard ...

The book is structured based on an introductory Perl course. It is designed to be completed in roughly 30 to 45 hours or a week’s worth of work. Concepts are spread across chapters so you don't

It focuses on the most common tasks, teaching you how to write single-file programs of roughly 1 to 128 lines , which authors claim account for 90% of Perl programs in use. not a comprehensive manual

It is a tutorial, not a comprehensive manual; you may need other resources for deep API lookups.