Subj : talking to myself To : tony summerfelt From : Russell Tiedt Date : Mon Feb 21 2005 07:08 pm 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 --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.4.7 * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1) .