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Randal Schwartz's Perls of Wisdom
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In each column, Randal ... carefully discusses the problem, and then shows the Perl code needed to resolve it. Each column is written in a conversational style that is easy to read, yet doesn't talk down to you.
— Raymond Lodato, Slashdot Contributor
Check out the table of contents and see why it made my mouth water. If you are a Perl fan, you will enjoy this. Highly recommended.
— Anthony Lawrence, http://aplawrence.com
Randal Schwartz's Perls of Wisdom is a collection of more than 70 columns from popular and prolific Perl columnist Randal Schwartz. These insightful pieces cover everything from Perl basics to how to decompose XML using an HTML parser. Schwartzs unique writing style and (sometimes) truly twisted use of Perl makes for exciting reading for those who want to enhance their Perl skills.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #761841 in Books
- Published on: 2004-12-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 350 pages
Editorial Reviews
Download Description
Randal Schwartz's Perls of Wisdom is a collection of more than 70 of Randal's columns, teaching everything from Perl basics to how to decompose XML using an HTML parser. Randal's unique writing style and (sometimes) truly twisted use of Perl makes for exciting reading for those who want to enhance their Perl skills.
About the Author
Randal Schwartz is one of the bestselling authors of all time, having been fortunate enough to coauthor two of the seminal books on learning Perl. Perl is perhaps the seminal programming language of the Internet boom and one of the most popular programming languages for doing anything from system administration to parsing a CSV file. In addition to Programming Perl and Learning Perl, Randal just completed a new book for intermediate Perl developers, and has been the Perl columnist for UNIX Review, Web Techniques, Sys Admin, and Linux Magazine.
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable, if dated
I really enjoyed this book - I haven't had to write Perl consistently in years, but programming, ultimately, is programming, and the book shows clear thinking the whole way through. Many of the problems tackled aren't big issues anymore, of course, but it's still a great read.
David Berube
Berube Consulting
Some good, some not so good
Not that useful if you've been around Perl a while. Biggest annoyance - leader blurbs that tell you that what you're about to read is out of date and something better is already out there.
Useful tidbits abound
It's amazing how much Perl knowledge is crammed into some people and Randal Schwartz has more than his fair share!
His articles are concise and cogent. You might want to complain about the layout somewhat, but collections rarely fit into neat categories and these columns are no exception.
While quite a bit of this makes use of tools and techniques that I have not found use for yet in my work, it has made me think about implementing a few things for my own personal joy. And by pawing through the examples and the code, I picked up a tidbit or two that I had not thought of or considered before, especially in Section 5, The Webmaster's Toolkit. I can't wait to try some of it out!
If there's to be any complaint, it's that some articles (as the author admits) have had their core ideas superceded by newer additions to Perl. It might have been nice to find addenda to these articles, showing some updated coding, rather than having it left up to the imagination. Still, it's not enough of a complaint to rate this as anything less than a 5-start masterwork.
