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Programming Perl by Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant, Christiansen, WALL is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

What is Programming Perl about?

Perl is a powerful programming language that has grown in popularity since it first appeared in 1988. The first edition of this book, Programming Perl, hit the shelves in 1990, and was quickly adopted as the undisputed bible of the language. Since then, Perl has grown with the times, and so has this book. Programming Perl is not just a book about Perl. It is also a unique introduction to the language and its culture, as one might expect only from its authors. Larry Wall is the inventor of Perl, and provides a unique perspective on the evolution of Perl and its future direction. Tom Christiansen was one of the first champions of the language, and lives and breathes the complexities of Perl internals as few other mortals do. Jon Orwant is the editor of The Perl Journal, which has brought together the Perl community as a common forum for new developments in Perl. Any Perl book can show the syntax of Perl's functions, but only this one is a comprehensive guide to all the nooks and crannies of the language. Any Perl book can explain typeglobs, pseudohashes, and closures, but only this one shows how they really work. Any Perl book can say that my is faster than local,

Who reads Programming Perl?

Author

Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant, Christiansen, WALL

Publisher

O'Reilly Media; O'Reilly

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780596000271

Category

reference

Subjects

Computer Science, Reference, Fiction

Rating

4.06 / 5 (1,754 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13