Perl in a Nutshell, Second Edition

By Stephen Spainhour, Ellen Siever, Nathan Patwardhan
June 2002
Pages: 760
Series: In a Nutshell
ISBN 10: 0-596-00241-6 | ISBN 13: 9780596002411
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Book description

This complete guide to Perl includes the basics of the programming language itself, plus CGI programming, XML processing, network programming, database interaction, and graphical user interfaces. The expanded second edition features the latest version of Perl, and covers modules for recent technologies such as XML and SOAP. This book is for experienced and beginning programmers alike who want a single reference for all their needs.
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This complete guide to the Perl programming language ranges widely through the Perl programmer's universe, gathering together in a convenient form a wealth of information about Perl itself and its application to CGI scripts, XML processing, network programming, database interaction, and graphical user interfaces. The book is an ideal reference for experienced Perl programmers and beginners alike. With more than a million dedicated programmers, Perl is proving to be the best language for the latest trends in computing and business, including network programming and the ability to create and manage web sites. It's a language that every Unix system administrator and serious web developer needs to know. In the past few years, Perl has found its way into complex web applications of multinational banks, the U.S. Federal Reserve, and hundreds of large corporations. In this second edition, Perl in a Nutshell has been expanded to include coverage of Perl 5.8, with information on Unicode processing in Perl, new functions and modules that have been added to the core language, and up-to-date details on running Perl on the Win32 platform. The book also covers Perl modules for recent technologies such as XML and SOAP. Here are just some of the topics contained in this book:

Basic Perl reference
Quick reference to built-in functions and standard modules
CGI.pm and mod_perl
XML::* modules
DBI, the database-independent API for Perl
Sockets programming
LWP, the library for Web programming in Perl
Network programming with the Net modules
Perl/Tk, the Tk extension to Perl for graphical interfaces
Modules for interfacing with Win32 systems

As part of the successful "in a Nutshell" book series from O'Reilly & Associates, Perl in a Nutshell is for readers who want a single reference for all their needs. "In a nutshell, Perl is designed to make the easy jobs easy, without making the hard jobs impossible." -- Larry Wall, creator of Perl

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Second Edition: June 2002
Series: In a Nutshell
ISBN: 0-596-00241-6
Pages: 760
Average Customer Reviews: (3) (Based on 1 Reviews)

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I had this book in my hands in a book store, and I almost bought it, since it seemed to be more concise than "Programming Perl". But then I noticed that the font used in this book doesn't make a difference between single quotes and backticks.

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"This book will be the one I keep close at hand when working with Perl and deservers its location on my desktop instead of in the library. "Perl in a Nutshell" is highly recommended for Perl programmers from basic to advanced level."
--Harold McFarland, Midwest Book Review, June 2004

"The book is a wealth of information covering modules, functions, mod_perl, and CGI. There is even a good listing of functions/modules available for the Windows version of Perl. Keep this book at your fingertips for those 'how do I do this in perl?' times of need."
--Sean Hogston, Carolina BSD User Group, July 2003

"Anyone who is serious about using Perl, or simply wants a quick way to find what function they need to use, will likely spend most of their life with this book sitting on their desk next to them."--Dave Coulson, Linux Format, Dec 15, 2002

"Overall, the book is excellent for two types of people: those who already have a basic knowledge of Perl (possibly with some knowledge of structured programming), and people with an intermediate knowledge of Perl...This book provides most of what you will need to know on a day-to-day basis without getting bogged down in minutiae like so many other technical books seem to do...Excellent overview of the language, excellent index, sufficient depth of coverage to provide resources for more information on subjects that aren't covered. Very useful information on parts of Perl that are often overlooked and how to use them. 'Perl in a Nutshell' offers a valuable guide to the Perl language in an easy to access format."
--Greg Leffler, CompuNotes, Oct 2002

"What can I say? This is a nutshell book, and thus the quality is excellent. Being a regular user of the 1st edition of Perl in a Nutshell (does that say more about the book or my perl programming I wonder..) I fully expected this to be as good if not better. I was not disappointed...I suspect that whatever your reason for getting this book, it would soon prove its usefulness."--Kevin Taylor, Northants Linux Users Group, June 2002

Second only to Wall, Christiansen, and Orwant's 'Programming Perl' in the hearts of Perl hackers."--Rick Wayne, Software Development, September 2002

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