bookreview
Bismark
A well thought out book that is very useful to have. I would rank it up there with Perl In a Nutshell.<br> Takes you through almost everything and it uses code<br> that is easy to follow and implement. Very understandable.<br><br>
Each sample is written in a clear format. First the script, then the output and then an explaination of the script. There <br>are 13 chapters that cover Variables, Operators, Regex, Conditionals,<br> FileHandles, Subs, Interfacing, and much more. Each code sample is quite easy to follow
You'll learn exactly what you need to know--and every new function is demonstrated.<br><br>
The book evolved from a Perl Programming class at the University of California. <br>
Hard to find, but worth the search.
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Here is a sample;<br>
<pre>
$firstVar = 20;
$secondVar = 20;
$firstVar++ if ($secondVar == 10);
print("firstVar = $firstVar\n");
print("secondVar = $secondVar\n");
This program prints:
firstVar = 20
secondVar = 20
The program doesn't increment $firstVar because the value of $secondVar is 20 at <br>the time the condition is evaluated. If you changed the 10 to a 20<br> in the condition, Perl would increment $firstVar.
</pre>
Written by Ellie Quigley, Published by Prentice Hall
Update to the first review
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