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Summary: Great Stuff for an intro
Comment: Coming from a computer science background, and knowing how notorious computer programmers are for "documentation" I was expecting to negotiate thru this book to learn the language. However, the book is pretty simple and easy to use, and no computer science background is really necessary, except exposure to Unix, which is probably the environment you're working in anyway, but the tips and tricks are mostly platform-independent(i.e. should work just as well in Win95/WinNT) and the new chapter on cgi programming is a very useful for basic web development. Great buy!
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Summary: A magnificently concise introduction to a powerful language
Comment: Publishers should take note that despite the relative brevity of this book, it remains one of the best selling programming books year after year. And, more importantly, it accomplishes its goal of teaching the language without being repetitive or condescending (or inaccurate) like so many other programming books. This should be your learning guide for Perl, Programming Perl (the infamous 'Camel' book) should be your reference, and Mastering Regular Expressions should be how you dive off the deep end!
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Summary: the "official" perl book
Comment: This book, along with "Perl Cookbook" are considered the official resources for Perl information. Although this book is not the best choice for the first time programmer. It does explain things somewhat clearly, they are written from a somewhat technical perspective. And any type of crossover information is not explain so you MUST read each chapter clearly before going to the next one. But if you already know some programming then this book will make sense. I;m not bashing the book, as you can see I gave it 4 stars, I'm just presenting the way the book is.
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Summary: Opening the world of Perl
Comment: When I first picked up a copy of Learning Perl, I was interested in programming but had no experience. If you're not discouraged by the first chapter, a stroll through Perl just to give you a taste of Perl's power, Learning Perl is the most effective way to teach yourself this outstanding no-limits language. And, once you finish the book, take a look at Appendix B and learn about more of Perl's capabilities explained in other books, namely Programming Perl
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Summary: Excellent place to start
Comment: If you want to know how to write code in Perl, start with this book. It is helpful to know a programming language but it is not required. The author takes you on a step by step walk through the perl language. The chapters are short and easy to read. Each chapter introduces a new concept. Each chapter also provides you with some exercises so you can practice your newly aquired perl knowledge.If you are new to the perl language, this book will help you learn the language quickly and efficiently.
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