Title: Very good book
Product review: I use this as a reference at work since perl isn't my primary programming language. It covers all the various areas of perl, from simple language syntax to actually using the built in modules of perl. There is also a chapter devoted to using the built in perl debugger (which was a very nice addition).The main theme with the 'black books' is that they are mainly about showing code examples, and this book is no exception. Some of the code examples are weak, but most explain the intended concept very clearly.I found it rather odd that the author included information on programming TK and XML, but didn't include any information on DB programming. Since most people will have to do some sort of database work, this is a very glaring omission.Overall, if you need a reference, this is a very good book to use. If you are trying to learn perl, then I would suggest 'learning perl' by O'Reilly. If the author included a section on DB programming in the next edition, then I would give this 5 stars.
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