Cross-Platform Perl
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (828 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764547291 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 632 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great intro, and still my reference Runner and Geek (This refers to the 1st edition, hopefully the 2nd edition is even better)Maybe it's that I started learning Perl with this book, but I continue to use it as a reference even when O'Reilly "Programming Perl" BIBLE is right next to it on my shelf. I haven't been able to answer why, but I think it's for the following reasons:O'Reilly is great if you know the name of the function you want. I find Cross-Platform Perl to be better when you know _what_ you want to do, but can't remember the func
Eric Foster-Johnson is a veteran software developer and the author of fifteen books on Linux, UNIX, Perl, programming, and Open Source tools, including Teach Yourself Linux (with Steve Oualline) and Perl Modules.
You can benefit from this book in at least two ways: first, via a remarkably understandable tutorial for basic Perl, from basic syntax and language features (plus a nice explanation of regular expressions, which can be daunting for beginners); second, there's a focus on powerful Perl modules (freely downloadable from CPAN and elsewhere), and simple code that shows how to use them for common tasks, like launching and controlling applications, system administration, and basic Web development. This is a smart and extremely approachable book that'll teach you how to use Perl effectively for a wide variety of common computing tasks. Short, effective code examples are the rule, although several later chapters provide longer samples. --Richard DraganTopics covered:Perl basics and language tutorial Scripts Variable
Full of practical examples and updated for the latest version of Perl, version 5.6.0, this acclaimed introductory guide explains how to harness the power of Perl in heterogeneous UNIX-Windows-Linux environments, from automating applications and network functions to creating GUIs and interactive Web pages. The CD-ROM includes ActivePerl for Windows, the Perl source code, sample code and scrips, and useful Perl tools.