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  • Paperback: 382 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 3rd Edition edition (1 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764507761
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764507762
  • Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Perl is one of the most popular scripting languages in use today, a vital tool of experienced Unix system and network administrators and of web site developers.

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3.0 out of 5 stars What it says on the tin, 29 Jan 2002
This is actually a reasonable textbook. But out the horrible alliteration, the naff jokes and titles, and you actually have a book that does teach you the basics of perl very quickly. The CGI elements are rather poor and if you really want a book that will teach you substantive perl go somewhere else. If you just want to hack about with a few simple scripts though, this book is fine. I quite liked it!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Explains the basics excellently, 12 Mar 2000
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An excellent introduction for those with no programming experience. The author does a great job of taking you through the fundamentals of Perl and explains *every* command with an example. Bit by bit you can start to see how everything ties in.

I have read other 'Perl for Beginners' books but none come close to the clarity achieved in this book. The author does a particularly good job in remembering that the reader is an absolute beginner whilst still delivering the goods.

Clearly written and explained and entertaining too - a great 'first-step' in learning the language.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent place to start, 2 Nov 2000
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Despite having no experience in programming, I was able to grasp the fundamentals of programming in Perl very easily due to the book's excellent pace. By the time I had reached the end of the book, I had begun creating interactive web pages using Perl & CGI (which it only covers briefly). I found I had to buy a couple of other books in order to get more information on CGI & Perl though.

This book is a good place to start, nothing more, nothing less.

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