Programming Perl

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Perl is a powerful programming language that has grown in popularity since it first appeared in 1988 The first edition of this book, Programming Perl, hit the shelves in 1990, and was quickly adopted as the undisputed bible of the language Since then, Perl has grown with the times, and so has this book Programming Perl is not just a book about Perl It is also a unique introduction to the language and its culture, as one might expect only from its authors Larry Wall is the inventor of Perl, and provides a unique perspective on the evolution of Perl and its future direction Tom Christiansen was one of the first champions of the language, and lives and breathes the complexities of Perl internals as few other mortals do Jon Orwant is the editor of The Perl Journal, which has brought together the Perl community as a common forum for new developments in Perl.Any Perl book can show the syntax of Perl s functions, but only this one is a comprehensive guide to all the nooks and crannies of the language Any Perl book can explain typeglobs, pseudohashes, and closures, but only this one shows how they really work Any Perl book can say that my is faster than local, but only this one explains why Any Perl book can have a title, but only this book is affectionately known by all Perl programmers as The Camel This third edition of Programming Perl has been expanded to cover version 5.6 of this maturing language New topics include threading, the compiler, Unicode, and other new features that have been added since the previous edition. Best Read Books Programming Perl author Tom Christiansen – kino-fada.fr The camel book This book should be everyone s initiation into Perl It is a great way to get your feet wet and start to see the scope of what Perl can do Read this one first, Intermediate Perl 2nd, for object oriented programming in Perl If you re still around...perl Camelbook Perl , , ,, .This book is the holy grail of Perl programming, it s a must readA complete reference book for Perl programming language A bit old but covers most of the topics.This book is a mixed opinion kind of thing, a lot like the language itself I think that if you find yourself strangely attached to Perl, you will also experience a strange attachment with this book It feels as organic and chaotic as the language design and using it as a reference is a lot like using Perl to solve a problem it s all there, it s just arranged in potentially ridiculous ways.If you are considering using a printed copy of this book as a reference in this day and age, you should c This book is a mixed opinion kind of thing, a lot like the language itself I think that if you find yourself strangely attached to Perl, you will also experience a strange attachment with this book It feels as organic and chaotic as the language design and using it as a reference is a lot like using Perl to solve a problem it s all there, it s just arranged in potentially ridiculous ways.If you are considering using a printed copy of this book as a reference in this day and age, you should c...ewww, perl I hope GoodReads recognizes this as a valid 0 star review, and not a lack of decision Someone should have put a bullet in Larry Wall s head two decades ago and spared us all an awful lot of messianic nonsense, but then we d be without Steve Yegge s incredibly awesome Ancient Languages Perl article, with this epic quote of excellence Perl 6 is not the answer Damien gave perhaps the most compelling PowerPoint presentation in the history of technology when he visited us ...There are some really good gems of wisdom in this, such as the meditation on the three qualities of a good programmer laziness, impatience, and hubris, along with a warning against false laziness, false impatience, and false hubris.And it taught me the value of highly opinionated language designers.However, some of the particulars of the opinions and the attitude with which they re presented reveal a big part of why I haven t been able to stomach much Perl for the last 8 or 9 years e.g There are some really good gems of wisdom in this, such as the meditation on...Would you believe it if I said that a programming manual was compusively readable Pick up this book I particularly recommend Chapter 27, Perl as Culture including the subsection on Perl poetry Oh it s also a really useful reference, as should b...I read this book back when it was only a couple years published I laughed really hard and puzzled through the programming I didn t have what it took to stick with Perl I moved quickly into areas where I had better prospects Recently, I ve returned to dabble a little in areas where Perl is a solid choice and am having all these fond memories I m not sure I ll pick this up and read it again just yet I also remember the llama book beinghelpful getting me off the ground and I might revis I read this book back when it was only a couple years published I laughed really hard and puzzled through the programming I didn t have what it took to sti...

Programming Perl
  • English
  • 08 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 1092 pages
  • 0596000278
  • Tom Christiansen
  • Programming Perl