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Title: Nice idea; poor execution
Review: Although I've used Perl for a while, I like collections like this. I started reading this book and was immediately thrown off by at least one coding/logic error in the encrypt/decrypt programs (which are among the first scripts in the first chapter). The fact that these are annotated multiplies the error, because a newbie is more likely to be misled by the clear explanation of something that is false. This left a bad taste in my mouth, so I've been leery of using the book much since (it's the last one that I consult). Finally, I don't like the author's Perl style. Yes, "there's more than one way to do things," but the style is (IMHO) somewhat non-Perlish and may lead to people missing out on the Perl Philosophy.I recommend the Perl Cookbook instead for recipes, and the Programming Perl book for examples/tutorials.
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