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This book is designed to give you as much of the whole Perl story as one book can hold. It features: Written by Steve Holzner, former contributing editor for PC Magazine and the author of 50 computer books, Includes 250 pages of CGI programming, the driving force behind Perl’s popularity, Includes over 1,000 programming examples, Comprehensive coverage of Perl syntax and programming, and more.... (show more)

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Perl For Dummies, 2nd Edition, guides you step-by-step through the arcane syntax and programming environment of Perl, whether you're working on a UNIX, Windows 95/98/NT, or Macintosh. Perl For Dummies is written for both programming novices and veteran code warriors. From the basic elements of programming with Perl to advanced topics on designing and building complex Perl programs, this plain-English reference covers every version of Perl for creating custom CGI scripts for your Web site. Plus, this book's bonus CD-ROM, includes all the source code from the book, along with a copy of ActivePerl, from ActiveState.... (show more)

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In Effective Perl Programming, Perl experts Joseph Hall and Randal Schwartz share programming solutions, techniques, programming pointers, rules of thumb, and the pitfalls to avoid, enabling you to make the most of Perl's power and capabilities. The authors will help you develop a knack for the right ways to do things. They show you how to solve problems with Perl, and how to debug and improve your Perl programs. Offering examples, they help you learn good Perl style. Geared for programmers who have already acquired Perl basics, the book will extend your skill range, providing the tactics and deeper understanding you need to create Perl programs that are more elegant, effective, and succinct.... (show more)

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Create extensible programs and dynamic Web applications with this exceptional collection of annotated, reusable Perl code. Perl Annotated Archives is packed with ready-to-run code for Windows, Unix, Mac and Web applications along with line-by-line explanations. Use the power and flexibility of Perl to carry out hundreds of functions easily - process and report on text files, write clients and servers within a single application, dynamically create HTML, secure your Web site, manage an entire network from a single point, and much more. Complete with a CD-ROM containing all of the book's source code and applications, this one-of-a-kind collection is a programmers reference and how-to manual in a single convenient volume.... (show more)

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This book covers complex techniques for managing production-ready Perl programs and explains methods for manipulating data and objects that may have looked like magic before. It gives you necessary background for dealing with networks, databases, and GUIs, and includes a discussion of internals to help you program more efficiently and embed Perl within C or C within Perl.... (show more)

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Catalyst is a new book from Packt which helps users to design, develop, test, and deploy applications with the open-source MVC Catalyst framework. Written by Jonathan Rockway, this book will guide users through the features of Catalyst using real-world examples and systematic code snippets. Many web applications are implemented in a way that makes developing them painful and repetitive. Catalyst is an open-source Perl-based Model-View-Controller framework that aims to solve this problem by reorganizing the web application to design and implement it in a natural, maintainable, and testable manner, making web development fun, fast and rewarding. This book is for web developers with basic Perl skills who are new to Catalyst. If users are excited by Ruby on Rails but would like the features of Rails with the familiarity of Perl, then this is the best book to get them started. This book embodies Catalyst's philosophies of “Do It Yourself and Don't Repeat Yourself”.... (show more)