Modern Perl Programming

By Michael Saltzman

"Modern Perl Programming" will help you master PerlUs most robust, powerful features Q so you can make the most of Perl, regardless of your experience. After a rapid-fire Perl tutorial/refresher,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130089656
• ISBN13: 9780130089656
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Pearson P T R
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Perl Novice's Resource - Not a Begginer's Tutorial

All of the other reviews were quite accurate their evaluations quite personal, so this should point out that as with all tutorial/resource books one size does not fit all. I am a programmer who does not use Perl often. When I do, a quick read of this book is always a great boost. And as a resource. It is not complete, it is short and to the point. And concise. I like it, I use it, and I use it when teaching Perl to graduate students in Engineering disciplines who have exposure to programming and now need to quickly learn Perl to use as a tool in the context of research or a career. Its not a learn-computer-programming book and it is not the-complete-and-definitive Perl book. It is a very good refresher,summary, pointer, quick-study resource book.

From the author

I wrote this book to fill in the gap between those Perl books which were too advanced and those Perl books which were too elementary. This is the perfect book for you if you are new to Perl. The style of the book is to explain concepts by giving simple details and by following these details with clear and complete Perl programs. So that the book would also have appeal for all Perl programmers, there are also many advanced topics in the book which are generally not covered in an introductory text. These include Web Programming (CGI), Database Programming (DBI) and Graphical User Interface Programming (using Tk).

The book I have been looking for.

I have been programming in Perl for over a year, but not on a regular basis, so I don't consider myself to be a "seasoned" Perl programmer. I've been trying to find a good Perl book that is clear and easy to understand, with enough content and examples to guide me through whatever I might need. I purchased this book recently when tasked with a web programming project that I didn't quite know how to accomplish. This book not only helped me through my project, but is quickly becoming the resource I rely on for all of my Perl questions. This is THE book I've been looking for!