Perl Power!: A JumpStart Guide to Programming with Perl 5

by Michael Schilli (Author)

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If you are looking to bring the power of Perl to your workstation, this is the book for you. Now you can learn Perl basics and get up to speed with Internet and Object Oriented programming with just one book. Packed with hints and tips, solutions and exercises, Perl Power! is the perfect jumpstart guide to the hottest features of the latest Perl release. Beginners and intermediate developers can use the introductory chapter to get up and running with Perl 5 fast, and a tutorial on object-oriented programming will supplement knowledge and help to fully exploit the power of Perl. Internet users will learn how to automate repetitive tasks. Ready-to-go scripts show how to periodically check Web pages for changes, scan Newsgroups for interesting messages or send email. Perl Power! will enable you to write your own scripts to program-and-conquer the Internet! System administrators will find ways to automate many tasks of their day to day work Software developers will gain advice on solving commonly occuring programming problems in short development cycles and unleashing the power of popular Perl modules. The accompanying CD-ROM features all the programming examples from the book, together with a complete ready-to-use Perl distribution for Windows 95/NT, a free Apache Web Server and freely available modules which can be used to solve everyday programming problems.

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beginners and intermediate developers can use the introductory chapter to get up and running with Perl 5 fast, and a tutorial on object-oriented programming will supplement knowledge and help to fully exploit the power of Perl.

internet users will learn how to automate repetitive tasks. Ready-to-go scripts show how to periodically check Web pages for changes, scan Newsgroups for interesting messages or send email. Perl Power! will enable you to write your own scripts to program-and-conquer the Internet!

system administrators will find ways to automate many tasks of their day to day work

software developers will gain advice on solving commonly occurring programming problems in short development cycles and unleashing the power of popular Perl modules. PERL POWER!

* will help you get up and running writing your own applications with a wealth of practical solutions and examples showing real programming problems
* provides detailed coverage of Perl on the Internet, including CGI,Web clients, Usenet, email, FTP and Telnet
* shows how to ease the use of command line-driven Perl scripts by full-fledged mouse-driven Perl/Tk graphic user interfaces
* comes with a CD and installation instructions for a quick start on the majority of UNIX system, Windows 95 and Windows NT

The accompanying CD-ROM features all the programming examples from the book, together with a complete ready-to use Perl distribution for Windows 95/NT a free Apache Web Server and freely available modules which can be used to solve everyday programming problems. 0201360683B04062001

About the Author

Michael Schilli is a Web Engineer with America Online Inc. and has over eight years professional experience in software development. He is a regular contributor with both iX (European Unix magazine) and the Linux Magazin with monthly columns on Internet programmign with Perl 5.

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Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Longhorn Pr (December 16, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201360683
ISBN-13: 978-0201360684
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
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Joel Neely

A "Perl of great worth"!

February 13, 1999

Format: Paperback

Somehow the phrase "jump start" seems a little feeble when Schilli's energetic style catapults you into Perl. I didn't expect to be impressed by a "jump start guide" to a language with which I'm already familiar, but a brief thumb-through quickly changed my mind.
The first hundred pages or so provide a lightening-strike introduction to the basics of Perl. Best-suited for a reader with prior programming experience, the first chapter illustrates the most important Perl concepts efficiently, but also includes enough subtleties and effective examples that it's worth a look by a non-beginner.
After equally vigorous introductions to Perl objects and modules, Schilli focuses on two exciting areas where Perl's unique strengths are well-suited, Tk-based graphical user interface development and internet programming. Although Perl has many important uses beyond these two, they make an effective introduction to the breadth and power of the language.
Even the appendices contain a surprising variety of useful information, from the instructions for installing Perl from the included CD, to the quick references to HTML and POD, to the links to a variety of resources available through the 'Net.
Clearly, a "jump start guide" can't cover every detail of a language as eclectic as Perl; nevertheless, Schilli has done a very good job of selecting topics that will get the reader up and running quickly, while leaving them prepared to learn even more. I also consider this book nearly ideal for the reader who is already familiar with Perl as a rapid-development text-processing and scripting language, and who is now ready to move into full-blown application development in Perl.

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C. Hulshof

Good introduction to Perl, and great reference

March 9, 2000

Format: Paperback

From its corny title you might expect another one of those sleazy introductions to Perl (I can name a few), but I can happily say that this book is an exception. The overview of the language is excellent and very comprehensible. Even after reading Learning Perl and Programming Perl, I picked up some valuable tips. The chapters on Object Oriented Programming and Perl/Tk are also good. For the Perl/CGI part, you might consider reading additional material, however. All in all, a surprisingly good introduction and reference to Perl 5, both for the beginner and the more advanced programmer.

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Dennis Krystowiak

Perl power

December 30, 1999

Format: Paperback

Excellent book that gets you started with lots of areas of perl. Most of the code I have tried works fine with Activestates's 523 build and with the perl development kit 1.2.4. Having code that work is rare with these books especially with Windows. I use 98 and NT and unix. This book is not a diffinitive guide to perl but it gives you a good summay in most of the important area's and enought code to get started quickly. It gave me lots of ideas on things I could use perl for. I also like "Perl 5 complete" for theory, but the code for that book is very buggy and hard to get to work. I like its detailed explanation of how things are suppose to work. "Perl Cookbook" is also excellent for how to solve problems various kinds of problems. These are the best of the perl books I have.

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Michael E. Tacelosky

Excellent book, well-written with lots of valuable info.

October 4, 1999

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Although my bookshelves are already full of 700-page perl books of the "Teach Yourself" variety, I was unable to find any good explanations of the LWP module. When I found a chapter devoted to LWP in Perl Power, I was thrilled and immediately bought the book.
What I didn't expect was the bonus of someone finally providing a good explanation of Perl 5 and object-oriented perl. That section ALSO would have been worth the price of the book.
Even the first chapter had all sorts of insights and explanations I found invaluable. I've been using perl off and on for about 3 years, mostly writing quick utilities, and I'll credit this book with wanting to make me use perl more.

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A Must-Have Perl Reference

July 20, 1999

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This book is a must have, and an excellent addition to the shelf of any Perl programmer, beginner or otherwise. You should be comfortable with general programming concepts to get the best use out of it. Great use of examples in here, and a very, *very* good read in comparison to other, denser volumes that cover this topic. Writing style does make it far easier to get the gist in this book, and Mr. Schilli does not bore you to tears with geek prose, thank heavens. You get the info you need with a snappy style to boot.

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Don't buy this book for CGI programming

November 10, 1999

Format: Paperback

I bought this book based on the 5-star reviews - never do THAT again......long on abstract examples that don't mirror the real world, short on logical explanations for the common man(woman).. I have had several other PERL books from the local library that were much better (Castros book is good, don't believe the condescending reviews) - not for the CGI web programmer

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