What is this "definitive resource" and what resource would you recommend for learning perl? I'm learning now (self-teaching) and don't want to learn the wrong way.
Here's the book I've been using: http://bixsolutions.net/
Here's the book I've been using: http://bixsolutions.net/
* chromatic's "Modern Perl" - which has a free CC licenced version (although it would be nice for you to pay some money to support the good work of the author and publisher ;-) http://www.onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/index.html
* Curtis Poe's "Beginning Perl" http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9781118013847/
(Bias warning: Curtis is a mate - but it is a very good book on the topic. Honest ;-)
As for learning Perl, the best resource is http://perl-tutorial.org
You will find an explanation there of how to judge a learning resource and a list of the most current texts that teach modern Perl.