- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 3 edition (25 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0596001320
- ISBN-13: 978-0596001322
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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'Learning Perl makes for an enjoyable, exciting course for any absolute Perl beginner.' Linux User, October 2001 "Recommended reading". .Net, November 2001
Richard Mateosian, IEEE, Jan/Feb 2002
This is the book to measure all others against.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
my first encounter with computer programming was in 1990 when i somehow purchased a book about C++; c was almost synonumous to me with computers at that time and i remember making the assumption that ++ "probably means it is twice as good"! needless to say that other than impressing my dad with a huge book, it literally put me off computer languages for nearly a decade. i had a brief fling with java in 1998, but before i got through all the marketing hype time was up when my gf started calling me a nerd. i recently realized that i desperately need to do the simple things that i want, rather than adapt my needs to what is commercially availabe, and pay hundreds for the 95% of features i'd never use. i encountered scripting languages, python and perl, during my transitional conversion to linux, and the promise of something easier was thrilling, i got larry's (programming perl) and though having it for a couple of weeks i was unable to write any perl scripts, he seemed to go on and on and his "witty" remarks and "culture" stuff became irritating as i realized i was not going to benefit much from reading the huge book. i encountered this book - learning perl - in the local bookstore and the impulse was too strong to resist, i started browsing it on the toilet seat and found myself comfortably staying there for almost an hour, the book seemed quite engaging and the simplicity of it readlly made me happy; i simply felt "i can do it" regarding all the things that i wanted my computer to do. it strikes me now that i can adapt my machine to my needs rather than adapt my needs to what my machine can do through the applications i have. also the potential for an infinite amount of fun! (if u ever needed to spend time wondering which language to choose, choose perl; it took me a few weeks to find out, python is simply not mature enough, perl has CPAN and lots of source code samples on the web, python seems a bit simpler but to actually reinvent things is not at all convenient when there is aleady a perl module on cpan or some source code in a cgi repository site somewhere).. i hope this helps, it cost me some time to reach this conslusion so i hope it'll save u that.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is how introductions to programming languages should be written. A friendly, easy-to-follow, sequential chapter-based approach takes the beginner through the basics of Perl, building up to incredibly complex tasks. A great deal of detail on regular expressions and their use has helped me understand them completely where other books (and a course at university) have failed. The examples are thorough and well-documented with model solutions, and the index is comprehensive if you want to use this book as a reference. It doesn't go into detail on CGI or object-oriented Perl, which the book "Programming Perl" covers in more detail, so if you have specific tasks to do then "Programming Perl" may be more up your street. If you're interested in learning Perl for Unix system administration or web services (or virus writing!) then tackle this book first - it's a brilliant helping hand to guide the unwary newbie through an absolute minefield.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Learning Perl is one of many O'Reilly masterpieces.
The chapter will explain to you a concept, or a few concepts, and then the excercises at the end of the chapter allow you to test this knowledge out and check with the back of the book.
Combining just the right amounts of information and humour, this book is a godsend to someone who wants to learn perl.
This book is only a tutorial, and therefore a book such as Programming Perl is a wonderful companion.
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university student
I went all the way through this book and actually managed to commit to memory how to approach some problems with Perl, no internet, no book needed. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2009 by WJR
Best way to start in Perl and programing
This book will get you started with not only perl but programing in general. Up untill I read this book starting on the programing road seemed a little tricky but once I had... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2005 by Carl A. Joslin
does the job
Perl sucks as a language, Python is much, much better! However, if likeme, you are forced to learn it, I do not think there is any betterstarting place than this book. Read more
Published on 20 April 2004 by "dr_jon_c"
Well I now know Perl ...
As with most of the o'reilly books this was easy to read and informative too. This book covers enough to get one started with perl. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2003 by lilspikey
Still using for UNIX admin
This is a great learning book. It has many good examples. However, I was in two classes that tried to expand on the examples. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2002 by bernie
Don't learn Perl
I gave this book a higher rating that I really felt like. It didn't seem fair to rate it badly because the book itself is fine - well written, etc. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2002 by trewornan
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