Programming Perl (A Nutshell handbook) (Paperback)

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This manual is a guide to perl - the scripting utility that quickly established itself as the UNIX programming tool of choice, and is now establishing itself as the World Wide Web programming tool of choice. 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 the C language or one of the shells. This revised second edition contains a full explanation of the features in Perl version 5.0. It covers version 5.0 Perl syntax, functions, debugging, efficiency, and the Perl library. Also includes a Perl cookbook and a quick-reference card.

About the Author
Larry Wall is one of the associates of O'Reilly & Associates; in his copious free time :-) he has authored some of the most popular free programs available for UNIX, including the rn news reader, the ubiquitous patch program, and the Perl programming language. He's also known for metaconfig, a program that writes Configure scripts, and for the warp space-war game, the first version of which was written in BASIC/PLUS at Seattle Pacific University. By training Larry is actually a linguist, having wandered about both U.C. Berkeley and U.C.L.A. as a grad student. (Oddly enough, while at Berkeley, he had nothing to do with the UNIX development going on there.) Over the course of years, he has spent time at Unisys, JPL, NetLabs, and Seagate, playing with everything from discrete event simulators to network-management systems, with the occasional spacecraft thrown in. (He also plays with his four kids every now and then, but they win too often.) It was at Unisys, while trying to glue together a bicoastal configuration management system over a 1200 baud encrypted link using a hacked-over version of Netnews, that Perl was born. Tom Christiansen is a freelance consultant specializing in Perl training and writing. After working for several years for TSR Hobbies (of Dungeons and Dragons fame), he set off for college where he spent a year in Spain and five in America, dabbling in music, linguistics, programming, and some half-dozen different spoken languages. Tom finally escaped UW-Madison with B.A.s in Spanish and computer science and an M.S. in computer science. He then spent five years at Convex as a jack-of-all-trades working on everything from system administration to utility and kernel development, with customer support and training thrown in for good measure. Tom also served two terms on the USENIX Association Board of directors. With over fifteen years' experience in UNIX system administration and programming, Tom presents seminars internationally. Living in the foothills above Boulder, Colorado, surrounded by mule deer, skunks, and the occasional mountain lion and black bear, Tom takes summers off for hiking, hacking, birding, music making, and gaming. Randal L. Schwartz is an eclectic tradesman and entrepreneur, making his living through software design, technical writing, system administration, security consultation, and video production. He is known internationally for his prolific, humorous, and occasionally incorrect spatterings on Usenet -- especially his "Just another perl hacker" signoffs in comp.lang.perl. Randal honed his many crafts through seven years of employment at Tektronix, ServioLogic, and Sequent. For the past five years he has owned and operated Stonehenge Consulting Services in his home town of Portland, Oregon.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   6 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars THE book if you ever want to be a serious Perl freak, 25 Mar 1997 By A Customer If anything I'm glad O'Reilly published this revised edition of Programming Perl, because my first version was just in horrible shape. I don't think it would have made it another week. Too many long nights, spilled soda and moments of rage and frustration, take its toll on a book. So, I retired the first version and began to break in the new version. This new version covers Perl 5 (not Perl5) in a way that actually makes a dummy like me understand. Not only is this book good reading, but is also by far the most useful Perl reference (in particular the chapter covering Perl's various functions). This book really shows you that Perl isn't just some nice little language that makes cute little guestbooks for the homepage, but is a full featured, powerful development language strong enough to take on the most demanding Unix environment (and have enough room left over to conquer any Windows NT server). This is a must read for anyone remotely interested in Perl programming. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   4.0 out of 5 stars Worthy book to use for my purposes, 7 Feb 2000 By A Customer I use perl on the server/ cgi side of things at work and the book has helped me with certain aspects when programming. So it has my thumbs up, well documented and planned. Not for the faint hearted or a beginner in Perl though. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource for the wannabe Perl programmer., 4 Feb 2000 By  s.calcott@dcs.hull.ac.uk (Hull, England) - See all my reviews This book took me from the firsts steps of Perl programming through to the creation of modules and using external resources. Within a few days I felt competant at using the language, and was creating scripts in little or no time at all. The author(s) manage to inject humour into a book which doesn't need it, but it is a welcome break during the trawel of the chapters. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to learn Perl. Both the language, and the book, lead me to believe that this is the most developer-friendly language out there. A must for any Perl programmer. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 33 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars The reference As an occasional programmer, this book is my reference. Unlike many other O'Reilly programming books, here it is easy to look-up forgotten commands and detailed explanations. Published on 22 Dec 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars The Perl Bible I used this to teach me the Perl language and how to apply it. So far it's proved invaluble as both a guide and a reference to the language. Read more Published on 7 Dec 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars A useful tool for moderately experienced programmers This book is probably not for the absolute beginner, but an indispensable tool for those wanting a good grounding in Perl. Published on 2 Dec 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive Perl reference. Programming Perl (1st edition), and Programming Perl (2nd Edition) are the most heavily referenced books I have. Read more Published on 13 Sep 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy addition to any programmer's bookshelf! This was my introduction to Perl... and now my main Perl reference book. I taught myself the bulk of the language from this text over a weekend, but really it's more oriented... Read more Published on 3 Jun 1999 3.0 out of 5 stars Programming Perl is not a beginners book. If you like "tounge-in-cheek" commentary together with complex explainations of simple concepts then I would recommend this book. Read more Published on 18 Mar 1999 5.0 out of 5 stars A magic book Like many O'Reilly books, this one has the uncanny habit of falling open to the page with exactly what you're looking for--even before you fully understand what you're looking... Read more Published on 22 Feb 1999 3.0 out of 5 stars Starters should look for something else, and ... I have both v.4 and v.5 of this Camel book, and have been using it from time to time. I know it's written by the creator of Perl. Read more Published on 21 Dec 1998 5.0 out of 5 stars Programming for Pleasure Having progressed through the many diverse languages and systems I keep coming back to Perl for a reminder of how much fun programming can be. Read more Published on 9 Dec 1998 4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not superb The definitive Perl book -- of course. But it's my feeling that at times, Larry was forgetting that the purpose of this book is not *only* to demonstrate his absolute superiority... Read more Published on 31 Oct 1998 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 33 customer reviews...

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