Book details of 'Programming Perl'

Title	Programming Perl
Author(s)	Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Randal L. Schwartz
ISBN	1565921496
Language	English
Published	October 1996
Publisher	O'Reilly & Associates

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Many recent books about Perl skimp on the Perl language per se and treat the Perl language as a mere appendage to CGI scripting. That is an egregious error: Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language) is a fantastic language for processing text, generating reports, and managing files and processes. Written by the perlson who created Perl (Larry Wall), this book covers the essential features of the language extremely well -- even lucidly. Plus, it is filled with Larry Wall's wired sense of humor (tempered, one senses, by Randal Schwartz). If you're a beginning programmer and want to become a real Perl programmer, and not some copy-cat hack, get this book plus a more programmatic treatment, such as Learning Perl. Very Highly Recommended--but then, what less would one expect from most O'Reilly books?
Reviewer amazon.com wrote:
Perl may be best-known for its almost cultlike following among Unix gurus and authors of Web-server scripts; nonetheless, the language is suitable for utilitarian programming tasks of all kinds and on all platforms. Programming Perl provides an authoritative yet thoroughly lighthearted introduction to Perl, offering a fast-paced overview of the language and its powerful features. The book covers everything from basic control statements to regular expressions to using objects and interfacing with other languages. A Perl function reference and an extensive glossary are included, as is a valuable list of common mistakes that inexperienced programmers are likely to encounter. Many recent books about Perl skimp on the Perl language per se and treat the Perl language as a mere appendage to CGI scripting. That is an egregious error: Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language) is a fantastic language for processing text, generating reports, and managing files and processes. Written by the perlson who created Perl (Larry Wall), this book covers the essential features of the language extremely well -- even lucidly. Plus, it is filled with Larry Wall's wired sense of humor (tempered, one senses, by Randal Schwartz). If you're a beginning programmer and want to become a real Perl programmer, and not some copy-cat hack, get this book plus a more programmatic treatment, such as Learning Perl. Very Highly Recommended--but then, what less would one expect from most O'Reilly books? The second edition of the Camel Book is more than 600 pages long and full of excellent instruction and sound advice. Topics include all the good stuff from the first edition plus Perl 5 features such as nested data structures (ever made a hash of arrays of hashes?), modules, and objects. From "Howdy World" to making your own modules, this book has it all.
Reviewer Koos van den Hout wrote:
The Camel Book. The reference guide on Perl 5. Should not miss on any serious Perl programmer's bookshelf. Perl is the language of choice nowadays for CGI programming. I have this book at home and at work because I use it so much.
Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
Programmers! Hackers! Computer users of all levels! What if we told you there was a language that made easy things easy to program, but could handle tough jobs too! (And it won't clog your pipes!) What if we told you it was written by a linguist who tried to make sure that it was actually hard to make a syntax error! What if we told you it was the language of choice for Web scripts and forms!(1) How much would you pay? Well, you don't have to! It's free! But wait! There's more! What if this language also had a friendly and humorous tutorial book!(2) *Now* how much would you pay? But wait! There's more! What if we told you the *reference* manual for the language was actually readable! What if we told you that you actually *want* to wade all the way through it as recreational reading so that you wouldn't miss any of the jokes! You wouldn't believe us, that's what!(3) *Now* how much would you pay? Call now! Since you got that hot-shot programming job your mother never hears from you! (1) No, don't give us that about Java. What about all those ISPs still giving out Netscape 1.1, or all the people who hang out on Freenets and use lynx? (2) "Learning Perl", cf. BKLRNPRL.RVW (3) Except, of course, for those who know of other writings by Wall or Schwartz, or who have seen the collection of "Wallisms" that circulates on the net. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996
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Programming Perl, 2nd Edition, is the authoritative guide to Perl version 5, the scripting utility that has established itself as the programming tool of choice for the World Wide Web, UNIX system administration, and a vast range of other applications. Version 5 of Perl includes object-oriented programming facilities. The book is coauthored by Larry Wall, the creator of Perl. Perl is a language for easily manipulating text, files, and processes. It provides a more concise and readable way to do many jobs that were formerly accomplished (with difficulty) by programming with C or one of the shells. Perl is likely to be available wherever you choose to work. And if it isn't, you can get it and install it easily and free of charge. This heavily revised second edition of Programming Perl contains a full explanation of the features in Perl version 5.003. Contents include: An introduction to Perl Explanations of the language and its syntax Perl functions Perl library modules The use of references in Perl How to use Perl's object-oriented features Invocation options for Perl itself, and also for the utilities that come with Perl Other oddments: debugging, common mistakes, efficiency, programming style, distribution and installation of Perl, Perl poetry, and so on.