Higher-Order Perl
Higher-Order Perl by Mark Jason Dominusby Mark Jason Dominus
Shares rank 38 of 115 programming books by recommenders
People recommend it for its clear introduction to higher-order programming techniques in Perl, and it is free to read online.
People recommend it for its clear introduction to higher-order programming techniques in Perl, and it is free to read online.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Introduces interesting programming concepts and techniques
“That book has some of the coolest programming techniques. Even if not all of them are applicable everywhere, truly a good refresher.”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore” “was really good and introduced me to some interesting programming concepts”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Seven books I keep close because I love them” Deepened understanding and enjoyment of programming
“One of the books that most affected my understanding, ability, and joy of programming”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce"” Excellent and freely available online
“the excellent book "Higher-Order Perl" which is available online”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “Don't tug on that, you never know what it might be attached to (2016)”
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The four most recommended other programming books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafting Interpretersby Robert Nystrom | 60 | 4 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Clean Codeby Robert C. Martin | 31 | 87 | 26% | 9 | — | — |
| The Pragmatic Programmerby Hunt and Thomas | 28 | 1 | 97% | 7 | — | Approved |
| How to Design Programsby Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi | 18 | 2 | 90% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Higher-Order Perlby Mark Jason DominusThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“One of the books that most affected my understanding, ability, and joy of programming”
“was really good and introduced me to some interesting programming concepts”
“That book has some of the coolest programming techniques. Even if not all of them are applicable everywhere, truly a good refresher.”
“the excellent book "Higher-Order Perl" which is available online”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.