This is an excellent book where you dont really need to be a computer scientist but is a good follow up once youve learned perl and have a good programing foundation. It is excellent for making operations quicker. For example there are a few techniques that make it quicker to parse large databases that ive used with large server logs to provide detailed server access on a per user basis. They commonly use the phonebook example to describe how to simplify the search... 5 stars is bang on. Well worth your money if you are looking to become an overall better programer

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