Perl in a Nutshell 1st Edition

by Ellen Siever (Author), Nathan Patwardhan (Author), Stephen Spainhour (Author)

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Perl in a Nutshell is a comprehensive reference guide to the Perl programming language. This book covers all the core features of the language. It ranges widely through the Perl programmer's universe, gathering together in convenient form a wealth of information about Perl itself and its application to CGI scripts, network programming, database interaction, and graphical user interfaces. It also gives detailed coverage about using Perl within a Win32 environment.This book assembles more information about the language in one place than any other reference work. Here are just some of the topics covered in the book:

Basic language reference
Introduction to using Perl modules
Perl and CGI: CGI basics, CGI.pm, mod_perl
DBI, the database-independent API for Perl
Sockets programming in Perl
LWP, the library for World Wide Web programming in Perl
The Net::* modules

As part of the successful "in a Nutshell" series of books from O'Reilly & Associates, Perl in a Nutshell is for readers who want a single reference for all their needs.

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Perl in a Nutshell strives to be a perfect set of socket tools for the active Perl programmer. By and large, it succeeds, providing endless and well-thought-out lists and tables on the language's modules, flags, and extensions. The authors briefly address basic learner's questions--such as the difference between a hash and an array--but these concepts are not the purpose of the book. (Those new to Perl would be better off with others in the O'Reilly Perl series, such as Learning Perl, while programmers making the switch to Perl can pick up the nuances of the language with Programming Perl.) This book is pure Perl reference, briefly covering Perl/Tk (for GUI Perl programs on Unix and Windows 95/NT) and Perl for Win 32.

The authors do start at the very beginning, and even in a self-described "desktop quick reference" find the time to comment on less urgent--but still interesting--Perl-related matters (like how to find online help amidst the "Perl culture"). The format of the book makes sections on topics such as Perl debugging easily understandable, illustrating how to make an interactive and timesaving environment.

Of particular convenience is the outstanding section on the standard Perl modules. A four-page "quick look" allows you to easily scan through short definitions of all the modules and find the entry you're looking for. An index with full definitions for each module follows, showing you how to use each module and providing a more in-depth explanation (and often, examples). Perl in a Nutshell concludes--as you might expect--with an excellent and well-cross-referenced index. --Jennifer Buckendorff

About the Author

Ellen Siever is a writer and editor specializing in Linux and other open source topics. In addition to Linux in a Nutshell, she co-authored Perl in a Nutshell. She is a long-time Linux and Unix user, and was a programmer for many years until she decided that writing about computers was more fun.

Stephen Spainhour co-authored Webmaster in a Nutshell, Perl in a Nutshell, 1st Edition, and contributed to many other OReilly titles. He is an avid fan of professional tennis, and when hes not checking for tennis scores on the Web, he enjoys cooking, electronic music, troubleshooting his home-built PC, and watching too much television.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (January 1, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 674 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1565922867
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1565922860
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.76 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches

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pidloop

Sorry O'Reilly, this is not in Nutshell class

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 1999

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I think this book is weak both as a language reference and as a source of tutorial examples. The description of the language itself is accurate enough but tends to only state the obvious, rarely showing those clever ways to do things which illuminates what Perl is so capable of. I think Programming Perl defines the language and how to use it well more thoroughly and includes far more clever and illuminating code snippets. Learning Perl is the perfect starting tutorial for those new to Perl.
75% of this book (pages 165-619) is just a list of the more popular modules available from CPAN and each of their methods. I would only recommend this book if you wanted this in printed and bound form.

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Jon T.

Great reference!

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2002

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I am not a beginning programmer nor am I what you would call an expert. Having a background in PHP made Perl easy to learn, so I didn't need a book that would "teach" Perl. All I needed was a good reference to figure out the differences between PHP and Perl. This book did exactly that! I was able to start programming within a day and I have referenced this book more times than I can count during my most recent development efforts. The binding is nearly worn out! I recommend this book to intermediate programmers that only need a small boost to get to work. If you're a beginner, buy this book to use after you learn the basics and you'll find it to be one of the most valuable tools on your desk!

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Hop

The book was in tact, and functional

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019

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The condition was good, and the book was readable. The only reason that I included the images was to ensure that the condition was conveyed. I was looking for information that would help me, and that was definitely accomplished. I would recommend this seller to a friend. Keeping it real!

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Donald Nelson Holt Jr

Go to guide - better than MANual

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013

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Plenty of room to make notes, could used more samples for the commands, but easier to use than typing man [command]

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Linda Brock

Arrived promptly and in fine almost-perfect condition

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015

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Was as I expected, O-Reilly books are always well-organized and clear. Arrived promptly and in fine almost-perfect condition.

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Greg

Great reference

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013

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Not for beginners but super useful if you are familiar with programming in general or know some other language. Really easy desk reference that does not take up too much space.

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Paola Hernandez

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015

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Afforable books. Quick delivery.

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Ramchand Karumuri

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2015

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This is kind of reference only. you cannot really learn from it.

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Alpz

Great book, very handy to have nearby.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2017

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I got this really cheap and honestly, it's a great language to know if you're in a unix style command line also. As someone who mainly uses simple sed / awk commands, it has enabled me to achieve much more and understand more potential functionality around tasks I've needed to achieve.

Ana F

Enough

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2015

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Stuart

Great reference

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2013

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OK, so it's not the latest edition (I bought used, very good condition), but as a handy desktop reference to tie into the online stuff available this is a great companion for checking that what that blogger's site says about the syntax of a particular piece of Perl is really the advice you should follow.

Invaluable.

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