Beginner - Intermediate Level Users.
As the complexity of web sites grows, more and more webmasters need to acquire programming skills. Naturally, they are inclined to learn Perl, the "language of the web". However, there has been no book to treat Perl as the first programming language; every Perl book assumes that users can program already. Until now.
This book is a general introduction, starting at the beginning, teaching programming style, structure, and design. It covers all the fundamental elements of Perl (like pattern matching and text processing) and proceeds to advanced concepts, including modular programming, abstract data structures, and object oriented programming. The book contains numerous examples and diagrams that illustrate concepts, algorithms and techniques. Complete example programs show the new programmer how to tie concepts together to solve real-world problems.
