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Llama book

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  • Llama book

  • The "Llama Book," officially titled "Learning Perl," is the classic introductory tutorial for the Perl Programming language, co-authored by me, Tom Christiansen, Tom Phoenix, and brian d foy.

  • History & Scope

    • Originally published in 1993, the book has gone through numerous editions to keep up with the evolution of Perl 5.
    • It is known for its highly readable, hands-on tutorials and exercises, making it the definitive starter guide for generations of Perl programmers.
    • The book's cover features a llama, continuing O'Reilly's iconic animal cover theme.

  • Authoring & Typesetting Toolchain

    • 1st Edition (1993): Unlike Camel 1 (which was written in troff), the first edition of Learning Perl was authored using FrameMaker.
    • 2nd Edition (1997) and Beyond: Beginning with the second edition, authoring moved to extended-POD, matching Camel 2 and later Intermediate Perl (the Alpaca book).

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🔗AI-Generated Obituary Grins 🔗Alpaca book 🔗 Aphantasia, Auditory Architecture, and Books Without Pictures 🔗brian d foy 🔗Camel Book troff Macros 🔗Just a Geek 🔗Larry Wall 🔗 Llama Release and My Conviction Day 🔗 MacMania 2 and PerlWhirl 2003 🔗 Meeting Leo Laporte at the InGenius Bar 🔗 Meeting Wil Wheaton on PerlWhirl Cruise 🔗Perl 🔗The Forrest Gump of Tech 🔗Tom Phoenix
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.