Description: "Perl Pocket Reference" has the dense information content of "Perl in a nutshell" with extra readability and decreased size. However, in it's subject matter it more closely resembles "programming perl" (aka: camel), because it only covers the language itself. I own all three of these books, and even when they are all within arms reach, I still use this pocket reference more than the other two books, for two reasons: 1)As a beginner (in Perl), many of my questions can be answered with a small book such as "Perl Pocket Reference".<BR>2)I don't have to sift through a lot of extraneous information to get answers quickly. This pocket reference is no substitute for the Camel, (or for a more complete reference such as "Perl in a nutshell") but it's a great solution for<BR>-finding succinct answers quickly<BR>-reminding yourself of the basics of some feature that you don't use much<BR>-serving as a beginner's reference, or<BR>-bringing to an open-book exam. ;-) Buy this book if ..
ISBN:
0596003749
Release Date:
July, 2002
List Price:
$10.36
Author:
Johan Vromans
Publisher:
O'Reilly & Associates
Last Updated:
06/26/2003
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