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   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  aethercowboy | Jul 21, 2010 |   I follow alot of the recommendations in this book already, but there's some gems in here that make the book worthwhile. (  ) dvf1976 | Apr 23, 2008 |
 "The book presents a set of 256 recommended coding practices, organised by topic. ... A must-have for any Perl aficionado with a desire to improve. (8/10)" Belongs to Series
Many programmers code by instinct, relying on convenient habits or a ""style"" they picked up early on. They aren't conscious of all the choices they make, like how they format their source, the names they use for variables, or the kinds of loops they use. They're focused entirely on problems they're solving, solutions they're creating, and algorithms they're implementing. So they write code in the way that seems natural, that happens intuitively, and that feels good. But if you're serious about your profession, intuition isn't enough. Perl Best Practices author Damian Con No library descriptions found. |
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Perl Best Practices by Damian Conway is one of the most indispensable Perl books out there (just behind Learning Perl and Programming Perl). It goes, topic-by-topic over every single good programming practice you could possible ever need while programming Perl.
I read this book through the Safari Bookshelf, the O’Reilly ebook site, but am now seriously considering buying a dead-tree copy, so I can flip through its pages, using about a hundred bookmarks and highlighting every other page. Of course, I speak hyperbolically.
If you are a Perl hacker, this book will help turn your JAPHs into self-documenting code that will make angels weep with its inherent beauty. I have pretty clean coding practices myself, and I learned probably more than I can possibly apply to any single program.
Seriously, if you write Perl code for fun or profit, GET THIS BOOK! (