Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 1064 pages
- Published by: Apress
- Edition: 1st Edition March 24, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 159059438X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1590594384
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7 x 2.2 inches
- Weighs: 3 pounds
Reader Reviews
Why? Why do we need another book on Perl that walks through the syntax basics. In it's 1,000 pages this book finishes with Object Oriented Perl. And it spends at least four hundred on the language basics. Why? Why couldn't this be the 'Pro' book the title describes. This is hardly pro at all. CPAN is given very short shrift. And in general, it's just a rehash of the topics covered in Programming Perl. And Programming Perl is the definitive source. I'm really not sure why this book was necessary. It does have a different style than Programming Perl. It's a little less jocular and a little more mechanical. Reminiscent of books on Java, C# and Python. It is well written and illustrated. I'm giving this four stars because I think it will work better for some folks than Programming Perl. Though I think everyone should start with Programming Perl.
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