If you're just getting started with Perl, this is the book you want—whether you're a programmer, system administrator, or web hacker. Nicknamed "the Llama" by two generations of users, this bestseller closely follows the popular introductory Perl course taught by the authors since 1991. This 6th edition covers recent changes to the language up to version 5.14.
Perl is suitable for almost any task on almost any platform, from short fixes to complete web applications. Learning Perl teaches you the basics and shows you how to write programs up to 128 lines long—roughly the size of 90% of the Perl programs in use today. Each chapter includes exercises to help you practice what you've just learned. Other books may teach you to program in Perl, but this book will turn you into a Perl programmer.
Topics include:
<ul>
<li>Perl data and variable types</li>
<li>Subroutines</li>
<li>File operations</li>
<li>Regular expressions</li>
<li>String manipulation (including Unicode)</li>
<li>Lists and sorting</li>
<li>Process management</li>
<li>Smart matching</li>
<li>Use of third party modules</li>
</ul>

Learning Perl

Computers & Technology

Phoenix, Tom

Schwartz, Randal

foy, brian

Computer Science

O'Reilly Media

In each column, Randal . . . carefully discusses the problem, and then shows the Perl code needed to resolve it. Each column is written in a conversational style that is easy to read, yet doesn't talk down to you. Check out the table of contents and see why it made my mouth water. If you are a Perl fan, you will enjoy this. Highly recommended. p Randal Schwartz's Perls of Wisdom is a collection of more than 70 columns from popular and prolific Perl columnist Randal Schwartz. These insightful pieces cover everything from Perl basics to how to decompose XML using an HTML parser. Schwartz's unique writing style and (sometimes) truly twisted use of Perl makes for exciting reading for those who want to enhance their Perl skills. /p

Randal Schwartz's Perls of Wisdom

Apress

Web Development & Design

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