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Perl Index - Perl Book :
Perl: Your visual blueprint for building Perl scripts
by Paul Whitehead, Ruth Maran Maran Paperback: 350 pages Dimensions (in inches): 0.85 x 8.99 x 8.05 Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc ISBN: 0764534785; Bk&Cd Rom edition (August 1, 2000) The multifaceted Perl programming language is captured in a new profile in this fascinating, graphically driven synopsis by a group of graphical text designers at Maran Graphics. Perl newbies of marginal literacy or who have no patience for textual explanations of programming tasks will find the Perl Visual Blueprint to be a stimulating and highly parallel interface for the communication of Perl syntax, code structure, and functionality. Each page is printed in three shades of blue text and graphics, as well as black text. The random-access, task-oriented design encourages browsing, and the visual effects capture the blueprint concept in their clarity and simplicity. But there is a fine line between simple and simplistic. In an effort to convey the live look-and-feel code-development environment, the Maran designers depict the "pico" editor window around every code snippet; "pico"'s own interface becomes synonymous with Perl by the third example. Moreover, the editors underestimate newbie user-interface experience when they remind the user to "position the cursor" in certain locations before typing the next segment of the demonstration code--even after 16 chapters. Code annotation is graphically stimulating throughout, but conceptually mundane. Plenty of white space on each page keeps the visual display from being cluttered, and emphasizes also missed pedagogical opportunities. The Maran group succeeds in hitting Perl's most important high points in its 285-page jaunt across the language. Examples for variable dereferencing, making and using Perl modules, building dynamic Web interfaces, accessing databases, and designing for the CGI server-side Web interface all are included. The emphasis on example will privately delight older hands who might rediscover forgotten shortcuts. Maran's spoon-feeding style demystifies the newer corners of Perl's Web implementation, including one-line cookie handling. The accompanying CD-ROM contains Perl 5.6 distribution for Unix, ActivePerl for Windows platforms, a PDF-format e-copy of the text itself, and a variety of extras. --Peter Leopold Book Description: This is the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Inside you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Perl programming tasks, including: • Demystifying references • Creating variables and expressions • Building arrays, lists, and subroutines • Generating output • Working with strings • Handling regular expressions • Working with file systems • Harnessing Perl modules • Using Perl with CGI • Working with databases Book Info: (MaranGraphics) A guide for the visual learner to Perl 5.6.0. Contains helpful tips, step-by-step explanations and small, digestible lessons. The CD-ROM contains all of the sample code from the text, plus software including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. From the Publisher: BONUS CD-ROM includes: Perl 5.6.0 plus scripting tools and more: Perl Builder and ActiveState Perl Development Kit evaluation versions Visual Perl Editor and UltraEdit-32 shareware versions All the sample code from the text plus a searchable e-version of the book Customer Reviews Reviewer: Joe from Fairless Hills, PA United States This is an excellent book if you want a straight forward, no nonsense guide to building Perl scripts. The book does not go into very much theory behind Perl. It does exactly as the cover describes, it gives you a "Visual (step by step) Blueprint" for building problem solving scripts. I liked this book because it was broken down very well into modules that get right to the point and show you what you need to know to solve the problem quickly and efficiently. However, these are basic scripts. To learn the theory behind Perl I would reccomend Learning Perl by Randal L. Schwartz. Reviewer: water_monkey from La Crescenta, Ca USA This is not a book to learn Perl from. The inherent problem with this book is the author tries to give you a practical problem and then a way in Perl to solve the problem. Compared to other instructional Perl books I found this one lacking the structure needed to learn the language. It may be just me. Maybe these visual blueprint books are not the way I learn. I just know that this one will sit on my shelf collecting dust. |
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