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Summary: The best book for serious Perl programmers
Review: This book contains good examples and code which is very useful to solve your common problems. The way it organized (problem, solution then discussion)is simply superb.
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Summary: Necessary for serious development in Perl
Review: If you are considering using perl for anything above "hello world" programs, this book will save you countless hours. Containing concise and well described explanations on how to use perl in hundreds of common and uncommon tasks, this book makes even complex taks simple.
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Summary: Oh boy, it is good. Best of its kind.
Review: This is the most useful book that I ever had. If you are like me, who is new to Perl and want to use Perl "right away" to solve some problems, then this book is for you. Also, this book also shows how easy and convenient to program Perl for the impatient.Mr. Hall (author of Effective Perl Programming) said that this book's subject is broad (not deep), and I add: this book shows solutions to many problems that most will encouter at some time. this is a great cookbook that harness the power of Perl, and is also FUN to read.
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Summary: Very useful Perl book and best of its kind
Review: Very useful book of its kind. It provide many small useful examples to learn perl. The authors know the subject and real world problems and they write this book to provide elegant solutions to many riddles. This should not be first Perl book for novice. For those who know shell, regular expression, C/C++ and Unix command, you can use this book as quick jumpstart to learn Perl. All Perl books from O'Reilly are exellent, but this one is a standout.
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Summary: This book is awesome!
Review: This book includes mostly sample code and examples which is the best thing it could include. It gave me the answers I needed quickly with viable solutions. It is worth every penny, unlike most books I purchase.
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Summary: The best Perl "how to" book out there.
Review: For anyone who knows Perl, but wants to know how to do something particular, or, better yet, how to do it well, this is the book to have. And with the code examples available on-line, you don't even have to retype. As stated in the book's preface, it isn't for beginners. The book is very well organized if you know Perl. With Tom as close to the Perl core as one can get, you would do well to trust this excellent reference above others.
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Summary: This book rules.
Review: A must for any web programmer. I wish there was a version of this book for other langauages. THIS IS THE WAY COMPUTER BOOKS NEED TO BE LAYED OUT! Beautiful, brilliant, to-the-point, and no BS, just code and solutions. If you don't already know Perl, get another book to learn it, but then buy this after you do! If you're a programmer like me, with a "I don't want to hear a speech, just shut up and tell me how to do it" additude, then this book is for you. Hats off to the authors and publisher. Awesome.
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Summary: Excellent! Hit the point book
Review: If you are an experinced programmer, you are going to love this one. The problems are common and solutions elegant and authorative, and written in very concise hit the point fashion.
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Summary: Just shut up and buy it!!
Review: If you use perl at all, buy this book. It will save you hours of head-scratching. This will not teach you how to use perl - just how to use it well.
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Summary: Perfect! Ready to use solutions...
Review: This is perfect addition for either knowledge or more fundamental perl programming book ("Programming Perl" or "Advanced perl programming" by O'Reilly, for example). Absolutely irreplaceble on each and every perl, perl/cgi, perl/database programmer's or UNIX system administrrator's bookshelf... Buy it and see for yourself. Thanks, Tom ;-)
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