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We were wizards – a foreword to Learning Perl (1993)
In the 1990s, computers were magic and we were wizards. Want proof? I offer below, Larry Wall’s foreword to Learning Perl from 1993. It greatly inspired a very young me who wandered into a book shop, picked up an odd book with llama on the cover and a seemingly misspelled title. The first few pages had me hooked and…
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Programming LanguagesHistory & Retro Computing2024
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2024 | We were wizards – a foreword to Learning Perl (1993) by todsacerdoti | 195 | 126 |
