Acknowledgments

If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.—Isaac Newton

Any book on Perl should first recognize the Giant who gave us Perl in the first place. Thanks, Larry.

I not only stood on the shoulders of Giants, but also was led by hoards of others. To make sure this book came out as error-free as possible, I invited perfect strangers to watch, criticize, and correct me when necessary. This has been a humbling experience. In no particular order, the people who annoyed me the most and who deserve the most thanks are Abigail, Greg Bacon, Sean Burke, Ken Fox, Kevin Meltzer, and Tom Phoenix. Also, thanks to Michael Schwern, Tom Grydeland, Matt Bielanski, Mark Jason-Dominus, Jeff Pinyan, Gary Ross, Andrew Chen, and John ...

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