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Summary: Wonderful Introduction into Another Language
Comment: I purchased this book hoping to gain insight into Perl after having experience with C, C++ and Java. I came back with not only a wonderful, base knowledge of the principals of Perl, but came out with some other skills as well.
This books provides a wonderful, quick, easy read for beginners and pros alike. The knowledge of the language coupled with the coverage of core concepts, methodology, practices and practical programmatic thinking was a delight to read/review.
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Summary: Bought it to stop the questions
Comment: I picked this one up for a friend in an attempt to get him to stop bombarding me with perl questions. It didn't work. He just asked me more.
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Summary: Great introduction for those with programming experience
Comment: This book is amazing. Now a seasoned professional, I've been writing Perl for 4 years and it all started with this book. It is so well organized with succinct examples that I still pick it up almost every time I write a Perl program. If you have no experience with programming, particularly if you are a Windows user, this book is light out on some important points, specifically, how to run Perl programs under Windows. If you are a Linux or Mac user, however, you can easily dive right into this book by simply opening a text editor and terminal. Despite the omission of Windows instructions, I would still highly recommend this book for Windows users wanting to learn Perl. If you have done any other programming, or know how to use a search engine, you can figure out how to install and user Perl on Windows.
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Summary: Useless for someone who doesn't know PERL and useless for someone who does
Comment: I bought this book as I have been asked to start using PERL at work. All I can say is what a waste of money. It has a tiny index (9 pages). In a programming book, the index is the most important part of the book. I get programming books and look-up things when I need help. If I can even find anything in the book, it points me to the PERL documentation. I offered it to a fellow co-worker who has been using PERL for a while now and he says it doesn't have anything that a beginner can't pick up using a free online tutorial. So, don't bother with this book.
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Summary: Hands down, a perfect book.
Comment: I really don't need to say much, other than I nearly flunked my CS classes in school (I'm EE, I like physics, not programming), and I read this book and was writing POWERFUL scripts in 2 weeks. By far, the best book of this genre I've ever used.
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