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Perl Index - Perl Book :
Perl Programmer's Interactive Workbook
by Vincent Lowe Paperback: 656 pages Dimensions (in inches): 1.73 x 9.20 x 7.03 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR ISBN: 013020868X; 1st edition (July 7, 1999) Book Description: • Hands-On Learning that's Fast, Easy, and Web-Charged! • Master PERL programming now! • Practical techniques for building rock-solid code • Syntax, variables, program control, files, I/O, functions, and much more Learn through hands-on labs, exercises and projects Learn PERL the right way-by doing PERL! PERL Interactive Workbook is 100% focused on teaching the key skills you need to build rock-solid scripts and programs! No frills, no "phony" examples... just plenty of real-world code and hands-on exercises drawn from actual experience. Master PERL variables, branching, testing, loops, system control, files, output, functions-everything you need to get results, fast! Totally integrated with a FREE, state-of-the-art PERL learning Web site! Every Prentice Hall PTR Interactive Workbook is fully integrated with its own exclusive Web site, giving you all this and more: - "Test Your Thinking" project solutions and detailed explanations - Author's Corner: Your personal connection to this book's expert author - Practice questions with instant feedback and explanations An exclusive message board where you can interact with other students! Just the facts! No endless, boring discussions here! You'll learn hands-on, through practical exercises, self-review questions, and real-world answers. Exclusive "Test Your Thinking" projects guarantee you'll go beyond rote knowledge to really master the subject! It's an integrated learning system that's proven to work! Dozens of exercises cover the real-world tasks that matter most! Hundreds of self-review questions and answers make sure you understand! Book Info: Focuses on teaching the key skills you need to build rock-solid scripts and programs. Provides real-world code and hands-on exercises drawn from actual experience. Customer Reviews Reviewer: E. Springfield from Kalamazoo, Michigan I used this book as the text for a Perl class. While it seems, at first glance, to be set up well to learn Perl (exercises, sample files, etc.), it is actually a very poorly-written text. Lowe routinely alludes to concepts and says "More about that later," making it extremely difficult to learn about single concepts in their entirety. He will also use code to which he has referred briefly or not at all. The index is no help whatsoever; invariably, if you can even find the term you look up, the pages listed in the index only have passing references to the term. For my money, Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours is a far superior book. Reviewer: Majapahit from Rolla, Missouri United States This book is my first contact with PERL and it is an enchanting experience! Full of wonder... Reviewer: Greg Surla from Tampa, FL First let me say that this is a really good book for beginners. I have learned quite a lot during the course of reading this book and have gone from completely clueless to relatively knowledgeable on the subject matter. Mr. Lowe (unlike other authors) has the ability to stay on the level of the target audience rather than throwing in new and confusing concepts without preparing his readers. I applaud his work and will continue to look for more titles bearing his name. However, on the cover the publishers tout an interactive web site to help you with the learning process. I have used other interactive course books with much success but the "Prentice-Hall Interactive Perl Training" web site is a farce because there isn't much information there that was noted in the book. Although you'll find what you need throughout the Internet by doing some searching, the publishers should probably have this information on their site for you since they appear to be so proud of their "web-charged learning system". Aside from this complaint, I am very happy to have gotten this book but will have to think twice before getting anything from Prentice-Hall again. My guess is that marketing got a hold of this book thinking that it needed an edge when it didn't need anything but the truth on the cover or better web designers. |
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