Hello tony.

20 Feb 05 12:19, you wrote to me:

 RT>> This one is a SAMS Teach Yourself series, "Regular Expressions in
 RT>> 10 minutes"

 ts> i don't think i've seen that...

 ts> i assume it covers a few languages?

It has 13 page "appendix" that mentions points about other programs and 
languages, probably not definative, ... but probably good enough for starters.

 RT>> You reffering to Jeffery Friedl's Mastering Regular Expressions

 ts> yeah, that one

 RT>> It gets a mention, if I could find it here, it would cost me 1/3
 RT>> to 1/2 my monthly salary,

 ts> ouch!

Yeah, and the government has just gone and put 14% VAT on books, previously 
they where exempt. :-((

This one cost me R164-00 divide that by 6 (approx. exchange rate) = US$ 27.33, 
recommended price on book $14.99 US, $21.99 CAN and 10.99 UK pounds.

 RT>> perl/python/ruby at the local library. 

 ts> i can't speak for python, but just about everything you'd want to know
 ts> about perl is on the internet at one place or another...although i
 ts> found just some of the more esoteric stuff via the perldoc
 ts> command...and i know the first edition of 'programming ruby' is
 ts> available online.

I have a very marked preference for reading anything, that I expect to be of 
educational value, to be in book form, tho I am becoming accustomed to reading 
"documentation" on-line in HTML format, but books are still way
more prefered.

Will look for programming ruby online later.

Thanks,

Russell

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