Addison-Wesley converted our chapter on “Files and Filehandles” to HTML and put it online for as a free sample chapter. I selected this chapter as the free sample because it was the most fun to write but also the most valuable to new Perl programmers. Filehandles are the way you interact with the world, and [...]

Now that you should be able to get Effective Perl Programming, let us know if you find a problem. We’re going to keep a list of errata on this site. Make sure you check the current list before you spend your time reporting it to us. When you do find something, you can send it [...]

Josh and I got hard copies of the Effective Perl Programming, Second Edition last week, and Amazon says they are in stock.

As part of the promotional package for Effective Perl Programming, I wrote Process HTML with a Perl Module for InformIT. It’s just like the Items that you see here, but on another site.

Effective Perl Programming, Second Edition has already gone to the printers and we’re expecting to see the real thing in about a week. It still has to make it to the distributors and wholesalers though, and Amazon is still listing it as available on May 7.

Addison-Wesley is ramping up its promotion of Effective Perl Programming, 2nd Edition. They’ll send out several free copies to people who like to review books and tell their friends about it. If you’re interested in getting one of those review copies, send me a note at brian.d.foy@gmail.com. If I don’t already know you, introduce yourself [...]

Josh McAdams and I recently gave Addison Wesley our final manuscript for Effective Perl Programming, 2nd Edition, an update to Joseph Hall’s excellent first edition published in 1998. Not only have we updated the existing material up to Perl 5.10, but we’ve also quite a bit of new material for the evolution of Perl and [...]