Modern Perl
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Onyx Neon Press
Even so, most Perl 5 programs in the world take far too little advantage of the language. You can write Perl 5 programs as if they were Perl 4 programs (or Perl 3 or 2 or 1), but programs written to take advantage of everything amazing the worldwide Perl 5 community has invented, polished, and discovered are shorter, faster, more powerful, and easier to maintain than their alternatives.<br>They solve difficult problems with speed and elegance. They take advantage of the CPAN and its unparalleled library of reusable code. They get things done.<br>This productivity can be yours, whether youve dabbled with Perl for a decade or someone just handed you this book and said «Fix this code by Friday.»<br>Modern Perl is suitable for programmers of every level. Its more than a Perl tutorial—only Modern Perl focuses on Perl 5.12 and 5.14, to demonstrate the latest and most effective time-saving features. Only Modern Perl explains how and why the language works, to let you unlock the full power of Perl.<br>Hone your skills. Sharpen your knowledge of the tools and techniques that make Perl so effective. Master everything Perl has to offer.<br>When you have to solve a problem now, reach for Perl. When you have to solve a problem right, reach for Modern Perl.