- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 4 edition (21 July 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0596101058
- ISBN-13: 978-0596101053
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 420,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This book can be summed up as a solid introduction to Perl v5.8. There's no quick way to learn a language but finding time to work though this book will put you in good stead. Anyone past the basics of the language would be better off splashing out on "Perl Cookbook " or "Learning Perl". - Greg Matthews, news@UK, September 2005
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Making Easy Things Easy and Hard Things Possible
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having been an Open Source Perl Developer (on Linux) for some 4 years, I still find myself dipping back into this book on a regular basis.
The tutorial at the beginning sets a good standard that many other books could follow. It then moves onto teaching the main points of what make Perl so special, with a hands on approach using examples of runnable code that actually teach you something.
The end tutorial on CGI programming is an excellent way to move up from HTML (that's if you happen to delve into web design from time-to-time).
As a part-time Linux System Administrator, I find Perl essential for automating tasks. This is definatly a book that will help you sleep safely at night.
A good companian to "Programming Perl" AKA The Camel Book.
Martin Sanders (Birmingham, UK).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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O'Reilly have a knack of producing no-nonsense, Straight to-the-point indespensable technical books from a whole range of programming technologies and languages. Of course the Perl series is unrivaled for it's attention to detail, conciseness and cold hard facts. 'Learning Perl' now in it's 4th edition is aimed at the newcomer to Perl (not neccessarily complete proramming newcomer), and teaches the basics extremely well. It cuts out the more difficult topics, and focuses on the syntax needed to branch out into whatever ever use of Perl you wish.
A great introduction to Regular Expressions is included, Although, this seem at first a more advanced topic (to a complete newbie) they are dealt with in a succint, descriptive manner which makes Regex seem easier to deploy than first thought.
If you are put of by 1000+ page books that assume your an idiot (or dummie), then 'Learning Perl' is a great place to start your adventure. It is also ideal preparation to take on the mighty 'Camel' book.
A great introduction to Regular Expressions is included, Although, this seem at first a more advanced topic (to a complete newbie) they are dealt with in a succint, descriptive manner which makes Regex seem easier to deploy than first thought.
If you are put of by 1000+ page books that assume your an idiot (or dummie), then 'Learning Perl' is a great place to start your adventure. It is also ideal preparation to take on the mighty 'Camel' book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I read the Programming Perl book first and wished I had read Learning Perl beforehand. It is quite simply the best introduction to anyone who wants to learn the language.
Although not as in-depth as Programming Perl, this book gives just the right overview to pick up the basics and write some really nice scripts.
Each chapter is followed by several exercises which force you to remember and use what you have learned in the chapter.
I read this book after a year or so of Perl programming and there were still a few things which this book taught me. It is an excellent companion to my Programming Perl book
Although not as in-depth as Programming Perl, this book gives just the right overview to pick up the basics and write some really nice scripts.
Each chapter is followed by several exercises which force you to remember and use what you have learned in the chapter.
I read this book after a year or so of Perl programming and there were still a few things which this book taught me. It is an excellent companion to my Programming Perl book
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Not for the absolute beginers
If you know nothing about computer programs and language then I have to say that this is not the book for you. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2008 by garry
Excellent introduction to a very useful language
Coming from a programming background, I find this an excellent book to allow me to quickly take advantage of Perl's simplicity and power. Read more
Published on 16 July 2007 by Mr. Mark Plant
Perfect introduction to learning Perl scripting
I learnt Perl scripting from the third edition of The Llama, and recently had cause to brush up my Perl for a new job, so I thought I'd check out the fourth edition. Read more
Published on 14 July 2007 by Thing with a hook
Making easy things difficult, and hard things impossible
I found this book difficult to follow from at chapter 3, in fact it was so confusing to me that I gave up at chapter 3 after attempting the exercises. Read more
Published on 22 May 2007 by P. Tillson
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