Learning Perl

Schwartz, Randal L. (Author). Phoenix, Tom. (Added Author). Foy, Brian D. (Added Author).

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 1449303587
ISBN: 9781449303587
ISBN: 1449311067
ISBN: 9781449311063
ISBN: 1449313140
ISBN: 9781449313142
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 363 pages) : illustrations
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Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Table of Contents; Preface; Typographical Conventions; Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; History of This Book; Changes from the Previous Edition; Acknowledgments; From Randal; From Tom; From brian; From All of Us; Chapter 1. Introduction; Questions and Answers; Is This the Right Book for You?; Why Are There So Many Footnotes?; What About the Exercises and Their Answers?; What Do Those Numbers Mean at the Start of the Exercise?; What If I'm a Perl Course Instructor?; What Does "Perl" Stand For?; Why Did Larry Create Perl?; Why Didn't Larry Just Use Some Other Language?

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