- School & Library Binding
- Publisher: San Val (July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1417625643
- ISBN-13: 978-1417625642
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Unmatched power for text processing and scripting
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
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Adopted as the undisputed Perl bible soon after the first edition appeared in 1991, Programming Perl is still the go-to guide for this highly practical language. Perl began life as a super-fueled text processing utility, but quickly evolved into a general purpose programming language that’s helped hundreds of thousands of programmers, system administrators, and enthusiasts, like you, get your job done.
In this much-anticipated update to "the Camel," three renowned Perl authors cover the language up to its current version, Perl 5.14, with a preview of features in the upcoming 5.16. In a world where Unicode is increasingly essential for text processing, Perl offers the best and least painful support of any major language, smoothly integrating Unicode everywhere—including in Perl’s most popular feature: regular expressions.
Important features covered by this update include:
- New keywords and syntax
- I/O layers and encodings
- New backslash escapes
- Unicode 6.0
- Unicode grapheme clusters and properties
- Named captures in regexes
- Recursive and grammatical patterns
- Expanded coverage of CPAN
- Current best practices
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As expected, a thorough presentation of one of the most powerful computer languages today. I have been using this language for a few years, for projects ranging from one liners to full blown network daemons, and I think mostly anything can be done with it. Even after all these years, the book gave me a lot of information, on how this great language came to be, how it works, and how it should be used. The book is easy to read, with good examples. The language is presented in a funny way, and the whole book is infused by the freedom and power given to the programmer bz Perl.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
You need this book if you're rolling with Perl
7 April 2012
Format:Paperback
First of all, I have tried to avoid Perl for a long time. I always thought the syntax was horrendous and could not imagine wanting to use the language. But then, my opinion didn't matter anymore. I had to learn Perl and use it in a production environment. Oh boy. A friend recommended the Programming Perl book by Christiansen, foy & Wall. Luckily the newest version came out, 4th edition.
To make a long story short, the book is excellent. Going from overview to the gory details (actual section name) with clear examples. The book serves two main goals in my opinion: 1- Introduce the Perl language and eco system, 2- act as a quick reference.
If you are starting off with Perl, or thrown into it like me, you cannot go wrong with this book. It will save you a lot of time searching around the web. Buy this book.
To make a long story short, the book is excellent. Going from overview to the gory details (actual section name) with clear examples. The book serves two main goals in my opinion: 1- Introduce the Perl language and eco system, 2- act as a quick reference.
If you are starting off with Perl, or thrown into it like me, you cannot go wrong with this book. It will save you a lot of time searching around the web. Buy this book.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Great Update
7 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I started learning Perl with the 3rd edition 12 years ago. I have been reading for hours since the new edition arrived. It is nearly an inch thicker than my 3rd edition. I am very pleased how they have adapted to the new features of Perl but kept the Camel Book a pleasure to read. It is like catching up with old friends.
If you are new to Perl, I suggest you start here to understand the WHY then turn to the beginner books for the HOW. If you are an old timer, the 30 bucks will be well spent.
My only complaint is that it is not yet available for Kindle.
If you are new to Perl, I suggest you start here to understand the WHY then turn to the beginner books for the HOW. If you are an old timer, the 30 bucks will be well spent.
My only complaint is that it is not yet available for Kindle.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The Only PERL Book You'll Ever Need
22 Aug 1996
Format:Paperback
This is by far the finest book I've seen on PERL
programming, for the beginner and advanced programmer
alike. Loaded with references, helpful hints, and code
tid-bits, entertaining yet informative, and never too
verbose, this is certainly well worth the price.
programming, for the beginner and advanced programmer
alike. Loaded with references, helpful hints, and code
tid-bits, entertaining yet informative, and never too
verbose, this is certainly well worth the price.
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