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Sounds very interesting! Where can I gat a copy from? Is it in 'print' as well as PDF? On 25 Feb 2011, at 23:53, Anne Wainwright <anothera...@fables.co.za> wrote: > Note: Beware! Default reply-to is to the list. > > > Hi, > > I downloaded a copy of this some while back and have been reading > through the chapters. Published in 2010 this is not another 'how > to' starter book on Perl. > > It is a resume of Perl syntax, useage, & programming in almost 'aide > memoire' style, with small code snippets to illustrate the immediate > points. Coverage ranges from Perl Philosophy onwards. The focus is on > doing things using the best modern perl code elements rather than > hangover code from years back - however well that code might still work. > > Having read through LEARNING PERL, INTERMEDIATE PERL, and other related > O'Reilly publications, this was perhaps a good moment to chance upon > this. I find that it in a concise, structured, and ordered way it covers > everything that I have sampled in the O'Reilly books (more perhaps > since all of mine are old editions). > > It does not replace PROGRAMMING PERL or THE PERL COOKBOOK, neither does > it attempt to teach programming by way of worked examples or by > developing small applications. Rather it puts together in one place the > key points of current practice in a systematic way. It is not just a > bare-bones reference though. Entries are linked to others where needed, > it does not attempt to explain every option in full detail only those > of major importance. It does set out to inculcate perl programming > using modern idioms. > > The preface states: (I hope this wraps ok for you) > >> Perl turns 23 years old later this year. The language has gone from a >> simple tool for system administration somewhere between >> shell scripting and C programming (Perl 1) to a powerful, >> general-purpose language steeped in a rich heritage (Perl 5) and a >> consistent, coherent, rethinking of programming in general intended >> to last for another 25 years (Perl 6). >> Even so, most Perl 5 programs in the world take far too little >> advantage of the language. You can write Perl 5 programs as if >> they were Perl 4 programs (or Perl 3 or 2 or 1), but programs written >> to take advantage of everything amazing the worldwide >> Perl 5 community has invented, polished, and discovered are shorter, >> faster, more powerful, and easier to maintain than their alternatives. >> Modern Perl is a loose description of how experienced and effective >> Perl 5 programmers work. They use language idioms. They >> take advantage of the CPAN. They’re recognizably Perlish, and they >> show good taste and craftsmanship and a full understandin of Perl. >> You can learn this too. > > I haven't got Damian Conway's PERL BEST PRACTICE so I cannot compare it > with that standard work which might be a comparable text. > > Perhaps it would be a good reference for an experienced programmer > wanting to fast-track their Perl skills. I like it because I find it a > useful bridge between how I do things and how I should do things and I > expect it to jerk my Perl up a few notches. It collects every thing > together in one source that I might have to locate and synthesise from > many different perl books. > > I don't suppose that every one will like it, but for me it has a place > in the scheme of things Perl. > > One beef. I have it in .pdf format. The fonts are small and do not > print out well. You cannot highlight or annotate it which would > seem a must for me if electronic texts are to be really useful. I don't > know what if any format supports those actions, none that I have seen > so far. I'll likely get a print copy. > > best regards > Anne > > > _______________________________________________ > Za-pm mailing list > Za-pm@pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/za-pm > > posts also archived on Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/za-pm@pm.org/ _______________________________________________ Za-pm mailing list Za-pm@pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/za-pm posts also archived on Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/za-pm@pm.org/