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by Steven Holzner (Author) "Perl is an interpreted language that was designed to scan text files, extract information from those text files, and display text-based reports using that information..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 500 pages
  • Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S.; illustrated edition edition (Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1576104265
  • ISBN-13: 978-1576104262
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.4 x 3.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Covers Perl syntax and programming thoroughly--from the essentials up through the issues of security, creating Perl packages, and topics like dynamic multiple class inheritance. Includes step-by-step solutions on object-oriented programming in Perl. Covers how to handle syntax, math, files, modules, CGI, and OLE for Perl programming.

About the Author
Steven Holzner (Cambridge, MA) is a former contributing editor for PC Magazine and has authored more than 60 books ranging in subject from assembly language to C++. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into 15 languages. Steven was on the faculty of Cornell University for 10 years, where he earned his Ph.D., and has also been on the faculty of his undergraduate school, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best structured Perl Book I've seen, 12 Jan 2005
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This review is from: Perl Core Language Little Black Book (Little Black Books (Paraglyph Press)) (Paperback)
Everything in this book is really well laid out and it truely is comprehensive. There is information in here which is well beyond the scope of the beginner, yet it builds itself from the ground up. Not to mention its really cheap!

My advice is not to buy this book if you're a newcomer to C - go learn C (or some other procedural program language) before you get this book if you haven't done so already. Not because it's so difficult to learn but because you should really have some sort of knowledge of good, optimal programming practice before you start coding.

Perl is a powerful language but allows for a lot of bad practice, so make sure you know a little about programming, stick "use strict;" at the top of your code, get ActivePerl if you insist on coding in Windows, and get coding!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book, 1 Dec 1999
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This is a great reference book with handy examples for each command. It isn't a book to try and learn Perl from scratch, but if you know it or are seeking to improve your Perl it's great. Nice section on debugging but could maybe do with more on OO style rogramming (a minor gripe!). All in all I'd recommend this book to anyone working with Perl.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Will Wonders Never Cease?, 19 Aug 1999
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The first Perl book I've seen that is truely great for beginners, great for people who are already Perl programmers, has a lot of example code, is a great reference, has a good reference section, and also seems to not leave any important details/sections out. The fact that it is very well organized/divided is definately a plus! Any person who wishes to learn Perl or have a great reference, MUST have this on their bookshelf.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book! Good for Newbies as well as Advanced!
This book is GREAT! When I first picked it up, I knew absolutely nothing on Perl. Now that I have read throught some of the book, I now know a great deal about the Perl language... Read more
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Great quick reference! Much better than manpages (yeeech!).
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is very well organized! I give it 5 stars!
This book is great. It's deffinately worth the 20 bucks.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for Perl. Lots of Example Code
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