Effective Perl Programming: Ways to Write Better, More Idiomatic Perl (Effective Software Development)

ISBN: 0321496949

Author: Hall / Mcadams / Foy, Joseph N. Hall / Joshua A. McAdams / brian d foy

Condition: New

The Classic Guide to Solving Real-World Problems with PerlNow Fully Updated for Todays Best Idioms!For years, experienced programmers have relied on Effective Perl Programming to discover better ways to solve problems with Perl. Now, in this long-awaited second edition, three renowned Perl programmers bring together todays best idioms, techniques, and examples: everything you need to write more powerful, fluent, expressive, and succinct code with Perl.Nearly twice the size of the first edition, Effective Perl Programming, Second Edition, offers everything from rules of thumb to avoid common pitfalls to the latest wisdom for using Perl modules. You wont just learn the right ways to use Perl: Youll learn why these approaches work so well.New coverage in this edition includesReorganized and expanded material spanning twelve years of Perl evolution Eight new chapters on CPAN, databases, distributions, files and filehandles, production Perl, testing, Unicode, and warnings Updates for Perl 5.12, the latest version of Perl Systematically updated examples reflecting todays best idiomsYoull learn how to work with strings, numbers, lists, arrays, strictures, namespaces, regular expressions, subroutines, references, distributions, inline code, warnings, Perl::Tidy, data munging, Perl one-liners, and a whole lot more. Every technique is organized in the same Items format that helped make the first edition so convenient and popular.