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Perl by Example | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Professional
Category: EBooks
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 19787
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1008
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
ASIN: B0019HW0I8
Publication Date: May 4, 2008
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Product Description
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.
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well suited for beginners November 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
[A review of the 4th Edition, that came out in late 2007.]
One way to learn is to learn by example. Quigley follows this precept in this massive book on Perl. Candidly, there are far slimmer books that describe the syntax of Perl. Typically, these have a few didactic examples. For some people, that suffices. But you might be a newbie to any type of programming. Or perhaps you want a grab bag of many example programs, to search thru in case you can find one to quickly adapt to your needs. In this case, Quigley's book might be well suited.
The examples are easy to grasp. Accompanied by exhaustive supporting text. It doesn't get simpler than this. In some ways, this led to complaints in reviews of earlier editions. A few other reviewers saw the examples as perhaps too trivial. Well they are, to experienced programmers. Newcomers need more support.
The book also goes into an important usage context. Where you combine Perl scripts with CGI to write dynamic web pages. But beware. The book doesn't really discuss on first principles whether you should use this Perl/CGI combination. CGI has been found to be rather cumbersome for dynamic pages. Programmers tend to favour other methods, like JSP [Java Server Pages] and ASP.
 Good, but examles are too simple November 16, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I use the Perl language daily (and I love it). I own several of Ellie's books and have taken classes from her in Silicon Valley. The books are clear, the index is excellent, but the examples are too simple. Many examples use input typed in from the keyboard (instead of reading in input from a file). Business applications/corporate applications usually read in input from a file.
 One fo the better books I have run across on Perl. October 28, 2005
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 September 23, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Clealy written, and in terms I believe are easily understood by programmers.
Also, wonderful price! (under $2.00)
Perl script examples August 27, 2005
If you are looking for a book that provides Perl script examples, then this is the book for you. Provides numerous examples of perl scripts in each section, plus then the author breaks down line by line what the script does. I use this book in conjunction with O'Reilly's Learning Perl.
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