Learning Perl the Hard Way
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Programming
Do we really need
another Perl book? Well obviously I think so, and here's why:
- I want a book for people who already know how to
program in another language, but don't know Perl.
- I want a book that gets through the basics as quickly
as possible. I'm sick of reading about the precedence of operators; I want
to know how to do the fun stuff.
- I want a book that emphasizes good programming style in
Perl. Many of the Perl programs I have seen are written in a
quick-and-dirty style; I wanted to see if the style I have developed in
other languages can translate.
- In many Perl books, object-oriented programming is
treated as an optional feature for advanced programming. I wanted to bring
it closer to the center of focus (although I am anything but an
object-oriented bigot).
In presenting Perl
features, I tried to find examples that are interesting in their own right, and
that encourage the reader to explore Perl's features.
This book is a work in
progress. I have some ideas about what will go into the next few chapters, but
I am open to suggestions. I am looking for interesting programming projects
that highlight some of the moderately advanced features of Perl, like
inter-process communication, the Perl/tk interface, or one of the infinite
number of modules on CPAN........
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