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Effective Software Development
Effective Perl Programming: Ways to Write Better, More Idiomatic Perl
The Classic Guide to Solving Real-World Problems with Perl--Now Fully Updated for Today's Best Idioms!
For years, experienced programmers have relied on Effective Perl Programming to discover better ways to solve problems with perl. Now, in this long-awaited second edition, three renowned Perl programmers bring together today's best idioms, techniques, and examples: everything you need to write more powerful, fluent, expressive, and succinct code with Perl. Nearly twice the size of the first edition, Effective Perl Programming, Second Edition, offers everything from rules of thumb to avoid common pitfalls to the latest wisdom for using Perl modules. You won't just learn the right ways to use Perl: You'll learn why these approaches work so well. New coverage in this edition includes
Reorganized and expanded material spanning twelve years of Perl evolution Eight new chapters on CPAN, databases, distributions, files and filehandles, production Perl, testing, Unicode, and warnings Updates for Perl 5.12, the latest version of Perl Systematically updated examples reflecting today's best idioms You'll learn how to work with strings, numbers, lists, arrays, strictures, namespaces, regular expressions, subroutines, references, distributions, inline code, warnings, Perl:: Tidy, data munging, Perl one-liners, and a whole lot more. Every technique is organized in the same Items format that helped make the first edition so convenient and popular.
For years, experienced programmers have relied on Effective Perl Programming to discover better ways to solve problems with perl. Now, in this long-awaited second edition, three renowned Perl programmers bring together today's best idioms, techniques, and examples: everything you need to write more powerful, fluent, expressive, and succinct code with Perl. Nearly twice the size of the first edition, Effective Perl Programming, Second Edition, offers everything from rules of thumb to avoid common pitfalls to the latest wisdom for using Perl modules. You won't just learn the right ways to use Perl: You'll learn why these approaches work so well. New coverage in this edition includes
Reorganized and expanded material spanning twelve years of Perl evolution Eight new chapters on CPAN, databases, distributions, files and filehandles, production Perl, testing, Unicode, and warnings Updates for Perl 5.12, the latest version of Perl Systematically updated examples reflecting today's best idioms You'll learn how to work with strings, numbers, lists, arrays, strictures, namespaces, regular expressions, subroutines, references, distributions, inline code, warnings, Perl:: Tidy, data munging, Perl one-liners, and a whole lot more. Every technique is organized in the same Items format that helped make the first edition so convenient and popular.
493 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 9, 1997
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August 31, 2012
This book is the most awesome resource on Perl I have ever found. I just finished reading it through for the second time; it was a good read when I was a beginner, and it is still a good reader as an advanced programmer.
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September 21, 2014
Ultimately, it doesn't matter what scripting language you use.
Perl, Python, R, Javascript, Ruby (ok, maybe not Ruby), whatever.
Having your code be lucid, literate and readable is important no matter what language.
If you work in Perl, this is a great book to help make your code more idiomatic (or, as Perl coders say, "Perlish").
This is one of the two books (along with The Camel) I have at my elbow every time I code in Perl.
Perl, Python, R, Javascript, Ruby (ok, maybe not Ruby), whatever.
Having your code be lucid, literate and readable is important no matter what language.
If you work in Perl, this is a great book to help make your code more idiomatic (or, as Perl coders say, "Perlish").
This is one of the two books (along with The Camel) I have at my elbow every time I code in Perl.
December 23, 2010
The book context was good. As a professional Perl programmer I did find some information useful.
However, I purchased this for my eReader as a quick reference and the code samples are extremely hard to read. I am disappointed in the eReader version of this book.
However, I purchased this for my eReader as a quick reference and the code samples are extremely hard to read. I am disappointed in the eReader version of this book.
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April 2, 2013A second edition?? The first one was brilliant. Before I've even finished chapter one of the new edition, I've been introduced to the goatse operator... it's the slightly-unhinged quality of the language that gives it that distinct Bukowski flavor.
March 21, 2011
Helps separate the kiddies and the adults in the Perl world.
October 1, 2011
A simply wonderful perl book. Has some really nice features of 5.10 & 5.12. It's been wonderfully updated and is now on my wishlist.
February 1, 2015
Effectiveness is my power
Great book.
From every chapter I take minimum 10 tips and tricks.
Each bad style has fail example in this book.
Thank you, guys, for this book!
Great book.
From every chapter I take minimum 10 tips and tricks.
Each bad style has fail example in this book.
Thank you, guys, for this book!
December 18, 2016
An excellent book about how to write perl programs effectively. A must read for all perl programmers.
January 6, 2016
This is a fantastic book for advanced perl programmer.
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