Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days

Other Perl books assume C programming experience and a great deal of programming knowledge and sophistication. This tutorial starts with basic concepts and builds upon them. Each chapter contains a Q&A section, summary, quiz, and a series of exercises which allow readers to practice using the language features they have just learned.

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Perl is a powerful and convenient tool for manipulating text, generating reports, performing system tasks, and programming the Internet. This book introduces new and experienced programmers to the world of Perl and teaches all major aspects of this powerful programming language.-- No previous programming experience is required-- Explores the old and new features of Perl and Perl 5-- Teaches Internet programming with Perl 5