Perl 5 Developer's Guide [Paperback]

Edward S. Peschko (Author), Michelle DeWolfe (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mcgraw Hill Complete Series | Publication Date: June 1, 1998

This is a complete reference to existing Perl technologies and to the upcoming Perl compiler due out in the latter part of 1997. Perl is the dominant programming language for CGI interfaces on the World Wide Web. The CD-ROM contains the new Perl compiler and numerous pre-written modules for Perl programmers. There is also coverage of interfacing Perl to other programming languages, including Java, Visual Basic and C and C++.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

While Java gets the ink, Perl is the programming language that keeps the Internet running. No one owns Perl, so anyone can use it on every platform. Likewise, it serves many purposes, from managing web sites and CGI servers to system engineering. Peschko and DeWolfe cover just about everything imaginable, including running databases and developing modules for UNIX and NT. This is not a beginner's book but an excellent title for very advanced web managers.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

Of the multitude of languages available, Perl has emerged as the language of choice for Internet programmers and Web developers who wish to build dynamically interactive sites. And Perl 5 offers programmers a battery of key tools -- including a new compiler that creates faster, more compact code. Only Perl 5 Complete delivers the complete background professional programmers need to be conversant in Perl and create the best Web sites.

This requisite sourcebook covers it all basic syntax, regular expressions, and much more. Inside Perl 5 Complete you'll find everything you need to:

• Master the new Perl compiler
• Develop modules for Windows NT: Process, Mutex, Registry, and OLE ODBC
• Develop modules for Unix: ProcessMgr, SafeSig, and ReadKey
• Use Perl to run databases and CGI applications more smoothly
• Interface Perl 5 to Java, Visual Basic, and C/C++
• Explore dozens of pre-written programming modules

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1062 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0079136982
• ISBN-13: 978-0079136985
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,222,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #59 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Compiler Design

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Perl 5 book ever written, December 2, 1999

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El Barto (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perl 5 Developer's Guide (Paperback)

This is by far the best Perl5 book ever written. I have been puzzled by all those programming related books these days: with all advacned word processing techniques, can they "pretty-print" example programs so that readers may get the idea very quickly ? Who has enough time to go through all those examples line by line ? First, this book goes beyond such pretty-printing. Important parts in the programs are well-marked, additional explanations are typed in small cases and pointing to the appropriate places using arrows, related parts are connected using lines and arrows. When you look at the examples in the book, I don't need to go through line by line. The concepts are immediately coming through my eyes to the brain, by looking at the example. Second, the example programs are as good as in many other authoritive books (like Perl5 Cookbook). And there are so many examples in the book. Finally, the structure of the book is one of the best. One minor problem would be there are as many typos as in Perl5 Cookbook. But unlike in Perl5 Cookbook, I can ignore such minor typos, since I already got the concepts of the example program by simply looking at it. In summary, if you need only one book for perl, this is one. Also, I would recommend this book to anyone who has been embarrassed by Perl. An extremely user-friendly book for anyone who has any programming experience (ie. this book does NOT teach the basics of programming).

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some good material masked by many errors, August 7, 1999

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Howard T. Maher "Perl Guy" (Richardson, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perl 5 Developer's Guide (Paperback)

After reading snippets of this book from time to time, and being frustrated and amazed at how many errors in how many code snippets could get through the editors, I finally turned to this website to see if others had observed the same problem. The first couple of reviewers hit the nail on the head. The index is a joke. The multitudinous typos in the code have me going to my machine just to check my understanding. It's become difficult to believe or trust anything in this book, but like one other reviewer said "Maybe that's a good thing." The book could be used for a contest - see how many errors are possible when the editors don't give a damn. Shame on you McGraw Hill for allowing this book to hit the shelves - you should do a mass recall - send in the front cover and get a corrected edition. It seems that the authors at times really know their stuff, and could teach a lot, but this is all foiled in error, after error, after error. I just got done reading a two page spread that had five code snippets - I believe three of these had serious printout errors. (I haven't confirmed this yet, but I'm getting tired of incorrect code.) Fire the editors, or whomever rushed this book to print, just to get shelf space - what a sad statement on American publishing - get that shelf space - I think that person should get out of publishing and go to work for Coca-Cola or Pepsi and let the book world alone. Terrible business practice. The other reviewers who give this a five star review are probably friends of the authors - sorry, guys, but this book with this edition should be trashed - it reminds me of the poor quality that TAB books used to put out - BTW, weren't they purchased by McGraw-Hill a number of years ago - could the same marketeers still be there - RECALL THIS BOOK MCGRAW HILL IF YOU HAVE ANY DECENCY - CONGRESS WOULD FORCE YOU TOO IF YOU WERE MANUFACTURING CARS!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Where is my errata sheet?, February 1, 2000

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"factor-x" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perl 5 Developer's Guide (Paperback)

I feel very strongly that the publishers of this book should provide an errata sheet as the sheer quantity of errors completely spoils an otherwise excellent book. This was the first book I bought on Perl and it had me very confused, though as other reviewers have noted figuring out the errors for myself probably improved my understanding. To McGraw-Hill - can I have a discount on the next edition?