Perl Core Language Little Black Book, Second Edition [Paperback]

Steven Holzner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2004 | Series: Little Black Books (Paraglyph Press)

Perl Core Language Little Black Book, Second Edition, provides insightful tips and techniques to programming with Perl. Immediate solutions are provided with field tested examples to help programmers and Web Developers quickly solve problems and exploit the power and flexibility of Perl. The updated edition covers the current version of Perl (5.8) as well as highlighting critical features of the upcoming 6.0 version. Some of the highlights of the new edition include how to create programs and scripts that integrate both Perl and XML, how to use Perl's newest object-oriented features, how to use Perl's newer built-in functions, working with Perl's latest data types, using security features, and mastering the new database modules.

Editorial Reviews

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After I got this book, I actually learned to write a real world program in a week! Excellent job! -- Beck Tang

This book is packed with examples. The explanations are also a superb compliment to these most excellent examples. -- Programming123.com

From the Publisher

This fully updated edition of the bestselling Perl Core Language Little Black Book is one of the most practical and concise guides available for Perl programmers. It includes hundreds of highly useful solutions on programming with Perl, using object-oriented features, and integrating Perl with XML.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Paraglyph Press; 2 edition (September 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932111921
• ISBN-13: 978-1932111927
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #483,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Holzner is an award-winning author who has written extensively on Ajax and JavaScript. With over 100 titles published, he's sold over a million copies of his books and been translated into 16 languages. As a former faculty member of MIT and Cornell, he teaches corporate seminars around the country.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT reference and "refresher" book, February 11, 2000

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Michael - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perl Core Language Little Black Book: The Essentials of the Perl Language (Paperback)

I normally don't get much from books, due to their typical lack of practical examples, or any examples at all. This book is packed with examples. The explanations are also a superb compliment to these most excellent examples.

I wouldn't NOT suggest this book to anyone who has never programmed before. This book is better suited for people with programming experience or intermediate Perl skills, but need a great reference and practical example book. This book is also great for those (like me) who, up until now, have only learned enough to get your projects done, and need to fill in those gaps. It's also great for refreshing your mind, when you haven't done something in a while.

I can't stress the amount and quality of useful, practical examples in this book. If the explanations and descriptions aren't enough, the examples certainly are.

Again, if you've never programmed before, this book is not for you. Coriolis puts out a much larger and elaborate book named "Perl Black Book" that would probably be better suited for you.

If you're serious about your Perl, you MUST get this book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will Wonders Never Cease?, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Perl Core Language Little Black Book: The Essentials of the Perl Language (Paperback)

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A huge and (almost) definitive resource for perl programming, October 24, 2000

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Alex J. Avriette "Alex Avriette" (Arlington, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perl Core Language Little Black Book: The Essentials of the Perl Language (Paperback)

I write a lot of code in perl. My primary workstation is a linux box. So while I also develop code in perl, I administer my system in perl. I have O'Reilly's entire bookshelf on Perl (except the Gecko [win32] book). This book is a welcome companion to them. It's written a little differently than youre used to if you have a steady diet of oreilly (as i do). I dont think its meant to be read straight-through as the oreilly books are. Rather this book provides a good reference. Sort of a phone book -- you wouldnt use it to find out how the phone works, but rather to look up a number. I bought this book in a larger set of perl books, and definitely recommend it.

a final note to this: the description on how to program in CGI, while a little sparse, is easy to read, and made my first forays into CGI programming a breeze (reading perldoc CGI was an absolute bear!).