Beginning Perl, Second Edition is a well-named text that starts exactly where it claims This book is a fine place to start.
— James Edward Gray II, Slashdot contributor
...there are great examples, and projects assigned after each chapter to help you really understand and remember how to code in Perl.
— Mark Spritzler, JavaRanch Bartender
This book is a well-conceived introduction to Perl in tutorial form... A Very Good Book. :) :) :) :) of 5.
— George Woolley of Oakland Perl Mongers
The Perl (this book) teaches is strong industry-standard Perl that is considered best practice.
— Jack Herrington, Editor, Code Generation Network
Originally created as a powerful text processing tool, Perl has since evolved into a multi-purpose, multi-platform language capable of implementing a variety of tasks such as system administration, CGI and network programming, XML processing, and more. Beginning Perl, Second Edition provides valuable insight into Perls role regarding all of these tasks and more.
Commencing with a comprehensive overview of language basics, you'll learn all about important concepts such as Perl's data types and control flow constructs. This material sets the stage for a discussion of more complex topics, such as writing custom functions, using regular expressions, and file input and output. Next, we move on to the advanced topics of object oriented programming, modules, CGI programming, and database administration with Perls powerful database interface module, DBI. The examples and code provided offer you all of the information you need to start writing your own powerful scripts to solve the problems listed above, and many more.
Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced programmer, Beginning Perl, Second Edition offers an ideal guide to learning Perl.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - If you have a Computer Science background and just starting with PERL, this is the book for you.
Like my title of the review reads, if you have computer science background and just starting with PERL, this is the book for you. It teaches PERL the way computer science people are taught programming languages like C, FORTRAN etc. Starts with basics and proceeds in systematic and logical way. It is an easy read and will get you up and running in less than 2 days.
Rating: - Excellent Tutorial Enabled Use Almost Immediately
I know several programming languages and wanted to use Perl on my website. Within days I was able to take existing scripts and modify them to use on my site. I was able to generate several program to help maintain the site within weeks. Great book!
Rating: - Understand Perl
This is the first and from what I found "ONLY" book for a novice. I have read numerous titles on Perl and was always left with basic questions. If you want to understand Perl, read this book.
Rating: - Best introduction to Perl 5 in print
I read Beginning Perl, 2nd Ed (BP2E) to gain some familiarity with Perl 5. I do not plan to really write anything in Perl, but I find myself using other people's code quite a bit! In those situations I would like to know how the code works. I also enjoy being able to make small changes if the code does not work as expected. Perl is basically everywhere, so it pays to understand it to some degree.
James Lee's book is excellent from start to finish. I found his explanations very clear ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastic tool for beginners
Beginning Perl is a great introduction and resource. It does assume the reader has some basic prior programming experience, but either way it is very logical and easy to follow. The book is well-organized so that you can easily find what you need. There are tips and shortcuts strategically placed throughout the book to help you along the way.
I bought this book very recently, having no prior experience with Perl. I had seen a couple of scripts that other people had written, but since I have ... Read More
