The World’s Easiest Perl Tutorial—Fully Updated!
Perl by Example, Fourth Edition, is the easiest, most hands-on way to learn Perl. Legendary Silicon Valley programming instructor Ellie Quigley has thoroughly updated her classic to deliver the skills and information today’s Perl users need most—including all-new coverage of MySQL database programming and a Perl QuickStart designed to get experienced users up and running fast.
Quigley illuminates every technique with focused, classroom-tested code examples, detailed line-by-line explanations, and real program output. This exceptionally clear, easy-to-understand book takes you from your first Perl script to database-driven applications. It’s the only Perl book you’ll ever need!
New in this edition:
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Perl programming QuickStart: makes first-time Perl programmers productive in just twenty pages
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All-new chapter on using the Perl DBI with the MySQL database—plus an easy SQL primer to quickly get you started programming any database
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New introductions to Perl in biology (bioinformatics) and to mod_perl, a Perl interpreter embedded in the Apache server, which allows you to create fast, dynamic content; manage the Apache server; authenticate users; and much more
Completely updated:
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Includes many new and completely rewritten code examples
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Contains fully revised CGI coverage for building dynamic Web sites with Perl
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Covers modern Perl 5.8 concepts and principles—and provides a great foundation for Perl 6