Learn Perl programming quickly and easily with 24 one-hour lessons in Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours. The book's step-by-step lessons teach you the basics of Perl and how to apply it in web development and system administration. Plus, the third edition has been updated to include five chapters on new technologies, information on the latest version of Perl, and a look ahead to Perl 6. Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours focuses on real-world development, teaching you how to:

• Effectively use Perl for large development projects using Perl modules

• Use Perl for data processing

• Utilize Perl as a "glue" language with other programming languages

• Use Perl as a web development language

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typos, typos..everywhere typos - 2008-09-19
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This books is filled with typos, which is extremely frustrating when you are a beginner and have to rely on the teacher's skills.

I give this book two stars because it does EXPLAIN the topics quite understandably for novices, but fails to give the user much practice because of all the typos...at least for Windows users.

I have found better practice material freely available on the web than are in this book.

So if it is knowledge ABOUT Perl, this is a decent book to get, if you are looking for a way to PRACTICE it, look elsewhere.

Awesome book, awesome language. - 2007-10-16
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Perl is probably one of the best languages to learn if you just want to have a programming language in your toolkit and this book is a great resource for learning Perl.
If you're new to programming Perl introduces many of the concepts that you'll need to master while allowing a lot of flexibility.
I don't know if 24 hours is quite enough to complete this book, but the short focused lessons make learning fun.

24 does not really equal 24 - 2009-08-02
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You have to really be a fast reader and typist and be able to absorb info fast to imagine that you can run through this book in 24 hours. There are 24 chapters, each of which is supposed to take an hour.

Aside from that, it is pretty good information and well organized. But don't set your stopwatch.

Great book. Great price. Quick service. - 2009-07-05
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I found this book in a local library and enjoyed reading the first chapter or so there. I decided it was one that I needed, so I ordered it while sitting in the library. I haven't been disappointed. The book arrived quickly, and was in wonderful condition for a used book.

Great book - 2009-01-20
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This was my first introductory programming book. Since then I have branced off into C++. What I like about this book is that it teaches perl in a logical method. I found that the programs that showed syntax of perl were very useful for any programming language. It started on a bit of history of Perl then how to use Perl then to the basic concepts of the language. Each program was intersting to write and I did learn how to actually accomplish basic programming tasks. The book does not go into more advanced concpets but is a great resource for beginners. It has all the software and instruction to begin designing basic programs.

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