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"Perl by Example", Ellie Quigley, 1995, 0-13-122839-0
%A   Ellie Quigley
%C   One Lake St., Upper Saddle River, NJ   07458
%D   1995
%G   0-13-122839-0
%I   Prentice Hall
%O   +1-201-236-7139 fax: +1-201-236-7131 beth_hespe@prenhall.com
%P   358
%T   "Perl by Example"
 
Quigley's examples guide one quickly into the language.  The explanations are
as clear and straightforward as those of Swartz in "Learning Perl" (cf.
BKLRNPRL.RVW).  This is a fine introduction to the language.
 
All that having been said, I was still somewhat disappointed by this book. 
Perl does not lack for its devotees.  It is the language of choice for CGI
(Common Gateway Interface) scripts and Web forms.  Why, then, is it so hard to
write something to excite the non-programming reader?
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKPERLEX.RVW   961213

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