Advanced Perl Programming
Encyclopedia
This book has two completely different editions by different authors, but from the same publisher.
The first edition of Advanced Perl Programming is by Sriram Srinivasan and covers complex techniques needed in production level Perl
. The first edition was published in August 1997.
The publisher offers online a free sample of Chapter One as well as the complete set of code examples in the book.
The second edition, by Simon Cozens
and edited by Allison Randal
, was published in 2005. It contains a different set of high-level programming techniques intended for practical use, and is described at www.oreilly.com.
Related books include Programming Perl
, Perl Cookbook
, and Perl Hacks.
called Advanced Perl Programming sections on networking
and object-oriented programming
"well-nigh indispensable". Eric S. Raymond
called Sriram Srinivasan's commentary on the Perl language "uniformly intelligent, incisive and tasteful". Donald Bryson of Network Computing magazine called the book "full of useful information, well written, beautifully set, and technically accurate".
The first edition of Advanced Perl Programming is by Sriram Srinivasan and covers complex techniques needed in production level Perl
Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall in 1987 as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular...
. The first edition was published in August 1997.
The publisher offers online a free sample of Chapter One as well as the complete set of code examples in the book.
The second edition, by Simon Cozens
Simon Cozens
Simon Cozens is a British Perl programmer, author, blogger and missionary. He is a graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford and All Nations Christian College . He is the author of over 100 modules on CPAN, and several books on Perl programming...
and edited by Allison Randal
Allison Randal
Allison Randal is a linguist, software developer and author. She is the former chief architect of the Parrot virtual machine, a member of the board of directors for The Perl Foundation, a member of the board of directors for the Python Software Foundation...
, was published in 2005. It contains a different set of high-level programming techniques intended for practical use, and is described at www.oreilly.com.
Related books include Programming Perl
Programming Perl
Programming Perl, ISBN 0-596-00027-8,best known as the Camel Book among programmers, is a book and ebook about writing programs using the Perl programming language, revised as several editions to reflect major language changes since Perl version 4. Editions have been co-written by the creator of...
, Perl Cookbook
Perl Cookbook
The Perl Cookbook, ISBN 0-596-00313-7, is a book containing solutions to common short tasks in Perl. Each chapter covers a particular topic area and is divided into around a dozen recipes each on a particular problem...
, and Perl Hacks.
Reception
Charles StrossCharles Stross
Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy. He was born in Leeds.Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera...
called Advanced Perl Programming sections on networking
Computer network
A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
and object-oriented programming
Object-oriented programming
Object-oriented programming is a programming paradigm using "objects" – data structures consisting of data fields and methods together with their interactions – to design applications and computer programs. Programming techniques may include features such as data abstraction,...
"well-nigh indispensable". Eric S. Raymond
Eric S. Raymond
Eric Steven Raymond , often referred to as ESR, is an American computer programmer, author and open source software advocate. After the 1997 publication of The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Raymond was for a number of years frequently quoted as an unofficial spokesman for the open source movement...
called Sriram Srinivasan's commentary on the Perl language "uniformly intelligent, incisive and tasteful". Donald Bryson of Network Computing magazine called the book "full of useful information, well written, beautifully set, and technically accurate".