Leaping Panther ? RE: [Mastering-perl] Some Suggestions for Topics

[David Golden]

Ricker, William wrote:
> But if the idea is this is the 3rd Stonehenge course, which can only
> assume Llama+Alpaca+Camel as prerequisites, stuff in Panther/AdvPerl
> book should be fair game, as you aren't likely to teach Panther for your
> 4th course.  
> 
> Ok, so what in Panther/Adv.Perl is necessary for Mastering Perl?

Extending further, while it's not O'Reilly, I think that Mastering Perl 
should at least introduce some of the concepts that MJD fully develops 
in Higher Order Perl.  (Closures are already on the list, but there's 
more than just that.)

This sequence sort of works out:

Learning -> Intermediate -> Advanced -> Mastering -> Higher Order

Extending to APress books, it sound like "Pro Perl" fits around 
Advanced, focusing on core language features whereas Advanced focuses on 
tools written by others (CPAN).

Mastering sounds like it's being aimed at least partly as "applied Perl" 
-- how to adapt Perl to various real-world situations.

Maybe that's too conceptual, but I think it would help to have a very 
clear view of where Mastering fits into the broader Perl book universe 
and what it brings that will be distinctive.

(It should bring either distinctive content or a distinctive style or both.)

Regards,
David