Perl Black Book 2nd Edition

Award-winning author Steven Holzner has updated his best-selling first edition to cover all aspects of Perl language version 5.6 including: syntax changes, improved security features, new database modules, and built-in functions. Three new chapters have been added to the second edition covering XML with DOM, SAX, CGI, SOAP, and WML.

-- Covers the critical features incorporated into version 5.6 of Perl, including improved security, new database modules, and built-in functions

-- Addresses changes to the Perl language including syntax changes, 64-bit numeric support, changes to the qw operator, binary number support, improved security features, new database modules, and new built-in functions

-- Features thorough coverage of XML, SOAP, WML, TK, and HTML

-- Provides hundreds of helpful programming examples, in-depth how-tos, and unique insider programming tips

Award-winning author Steven Holzner has updated his best-selling first edition to cover all aspects of Perl language version 5.6 including: syntax changes, improved security features, new database modules, and built-in functions. Three new chapters have been added to the second edition covering XML with DOM, SAX, CGI, SOAP, and WML.

Steve Holzner is an award-winning author who has been writing about Java topics since Java first appeared. He's a former PC Magazine contributing editor, and his many books have been translated into 18 languages around the world. His books sold more than 1.5 million copies, and many of his bestsellers have been on Java. Steve graduated from MIT and got his PhD at Cornell; he's been a very popular member of the faculty at both MIT and Cornell, teaching thousands of students over the years and earning an average student evaluation over 4.9 out of 5.0. He also runs his own software company and teaches week-long classes to corporate programmers on Java around the country.