Perl by Example

Perl by Example
Price: $39.99 USD
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. The World's Easiest Perl Tutorial-Fully Updated! Perl by Example, Fourth Edition, is the easiest, most hands-on way to learn Perl. Legendary Silicon Valley programming instructor Ellie Quigley has thoroughly updated her classic to deliver the skills and information today's Perl users need most-including all-new coverage of MySQL database programming and a Perl QuickStart designed to get experienced users up and running fast. Quigley illuminates every technique with focused, classroom-tested code examples, detailed line-by-line explanations, and real program output. This exceptionally clear, easy-to-understand book takes you from your first Perl script to database-driven applications. It's the only Perl book you'll ever need!


New in this edition:

  • Perl programming QuickStart: makes first-time Perl programmers productive in just twenty pages

  • All-new chapter on using the Perl DBI with the MySQL database-plus an easy SQL primer to quickly get you started programming any database

  • New introductions to Perl in biology (bioinformatics) and to mod_perl, a Perl interpreter embedded in the Apache server, which allows you to create fast, dynamic content; manage the Apache server; authenticate users; and much more

Completely updated:

  • Includes many new and completely rewritten code examples

  • Contains fully revised CGI coverage for building dynamic Web sites with Perl

  • Covers modern Perl 5.8 concepts and principles-and provides a great foundation for Perl 6

More than 30,000 sysadmins, power users, and developers have used previous editions of Perl by Example

to become expert Perl programmers. With Perl by Example, Fourth Edition, you can, too-even if you're

completely new to Perl. After you've become an expert, you-ll turn to this book constantly as the best

source for reliable answers, solutions, and code.


About the CD-ROM:

The CD-ROM includes all code and files for this book's hundreds of example scripts.

Author: Ellie Quigley
Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional
Customer Reviews
  • This is an excellent Perl book for beginners
    This is a very complete book if you want to learn and start to implement Perl. While Perl is not the be all/end all language, it is very much fun to use, especially in the UNIX world where you find the limitations of all the various shells limiting. Perl can get you going, and you can continue to learn more and more (such as object-oriented Perl) as you grow and evolve. <br /> <br />But this book is really good for beginners. While the examples are simple (as they SHOULD BE in a learning environment) each example line is explained in great gory detail. None of these "Hey, look at what I can distract you with while trying to teach you this simple example" or some authors involved and crazy "Case Study"; these examples are easy to assimilate. It is up to the reader to put the concepts together to make a coherant program (and Perl is a very forgiving language, making it great for beginning programmers). <br /> <br />When I was teaching Perl for collegiate newbies, this was my book of choice. The students would actually visualize some program, and this book would show them how the pieces worked. So the students just put them together and away they went. A lot of other Perl books fall very short in this aspect. Of the dozens of Perl books I own, this is one to read if you want to start with Perl. <br /> <br />
  • One fo the better books I have run across on Perl.
    Good straight forward examples... most show the input, the code and the output produced by the code. You need only understand the logic of programming... the book fills in the rest you need to know. I have six or seven books on Perl but always reach for this or The Little Black Book for syntax and examples. Invest in a good editor designed for Perl programming like OptiPerl [with syntax checking and debugger] and you will be well on your way!
  • Perl by Example
    Clealy written, and in terms I believe are easily understood by programmers. <br />Also, wonderful price! (under $2.00)
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