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Larry Wall

Wall is the inventor of Perl. He works for O'Reilly & Associates.

Larry Wall book reviews

  • Programming Perl 5 out of 5

    By Nathan, Seattle, WA, Dec 8, 2009

    To be fair, I love Perl. I learned mostly on the 2nd edition, but this is the one on my shelf. Seriously in-depth but still easy to consume and then use as an indexable reference. read more

  • Programming Perl 5 out of 5

    By Vince, Waukesha, WI, Nov 13, 2009

    This is the primary perl programming manual. Everything else is pretty much an add on to this book. This refers to the phonebook sized 3rd edition... The 2nd edition is not quite as large and not... read more

  • Programming Perl 4 out of 5

    By Ezra, The United States, Jan 17, 2009

    There are some really good gems of wisdom in this, such as the meditation on the three qualities of a good programmer (laziness, impatience, and hubris, along with a warning against false laziness,... read more