I think Perl 5.0 is an extremely powerful programming tool, one that I have used extensively. I wish Larry, Tom, and Randal would have presented some of the more abstruse concepts, for instance, package creation and OO-programming in a more clear and concise manner. Those concepts were presented in an oblique, vague style of explanation. They should read the "Programming Python" book from Oreilly; Mark Lutz does a splendid job of explaining the salient features of the programming language while maintaining a wry sense of humor. Mark uses highly detailed illustrations to compliment the well written textual descriptions. I am surprised by the fact that the "Python" programming language is significantly less popular than "Perl". I would conjecture that "Python" would mandate a cleaner coding style and a more strict programming discipline than that of Perl; this alone is probably a big detractor for those hasty Perl Hackers. Maybe one day the Python may swallow Camel whole.

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