# Higher-Order Perl by Mark Jason Dominus

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Higher-Order Perl by Mark Jason Dominus and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its clear introduction to higher-order programming techniques in Perl, and it is free to read online.

## Why people recommend it

- Introduces interesting programming concepts and techniques (2 comments): "That book has some of the coolest programming techniques. Even if not all of them are applicable everywhere, truly a good refresher." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48273914)) "was really good and introduced me to some interesting programming concepts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49302036))
- Deepened understanding and enjoyment of programming (1 comments): "One of the books that most affected my understanding, ability, and joy of programming" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49733344))
- Excellent and freely available online (1 comments): "the excellent book "Higher-Order Perl" which is available online" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46081535))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crafting-interpreters.md): 60 recommend
- [Clean Code by Robert C. Martin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clean-code.md): 31 recommend
- [The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt and Thomas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pragmatic-programmer.md): 28 recommend
- [How to Design Programs by Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/how-to-design-programs.md): 18 recommend
- [Mastering Emacs by Mickey Petersen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastering-emacs.md): 17 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558607013?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781558607019) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Higher-Order Perl by Mark Jason Dominus", https://hackerapproved.com/p/higher-order-perl/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).