--- product_id: 20571298 title: "Modern Perl" price: "€ 50.48" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/20571298-modern-perl store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Modern Perl **Price:** € 50.48 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Modern Perl - **How much does it cost?** € 50.48 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/20571298-modern-perl) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Modern Perl [Warden, Shane] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Modern Perl Review: A Reunion with an Old Friend - This book was enjoyable, informative, and it reacquainted me with my old friend Perl. Perl and I used to have so much fun together. Back in the day (2000-2010), Perl was my right hand man. I used C/C++ and SQL to write project code, and Perl to analyze, automate, simulate, emulate, innovate, prototype, test, and generally blast obstacles out of the way. Some of my colleagues and managers were frightened of Perl - it was voodoo as far as they were concerned. A manager who clearly didn't get it chided me for bringing this Unix thing into his cozy little Windows shop, "Why would you use this Perl thing when you have Visual Basic available to you?" Yes, such a question can make one wince. However, Perl got results, quickly, and Perl culture was a blast. I switched jobs, and found PowerShell had become the socially-acceptable scripting language for the Windows side, Python was the lingua franca for the Linux side, and Ruby was de rigeur for Chef for both sides. Absent a role, my old friend faded from view. Such is life in DevOps. As it turns out, my old friend is now even more muscular, and still quite the party animal. However, this book shows that Perl has gotten some nice new features. To be quite clear - this is NOT a book to use to learn Perl. Stick with the Llama book for that. This book assumes that you are using it to get reacquainted, and it succeeds wonderfully at that. Review: Great Way to Learn or Freshen Up on Perl - This is a great book to learn Perl or to freshen up on Perl. Great style! Reads easily. Very up to date. I suggest this book along with a good modern reference on Perl. There are classics like "Learning Perl", "Programming Perl", "Intermediate Perl", "Perl Cookbook", "Perl Best Practices", "Mastering Perl", etc. This book is a manageable length, comprehensive enough to get you programming (again), but short enough to get you going. I am reading "Higher Order Perl", and I highly recommend it if you want to learn about functional programming in Perl. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,946,356 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #28 in Perl Programming #809 in Linux Operating System #2,294 in Software Development (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (30) | | Dimensions | 7.5 x 0.6 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | 4th | | ISBN-10 | 1680500880 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1680500882 | | Item Weight | 1.1 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 288 pages | | Publication date | November 24, 2015 | | Publisher | Pragmatic Bookshelf | ## Images ![Modern Perl - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81DXSd9ziCL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Reunion with an Old Friend *by R***E on August 1, 2016* This book was enjoyable, informative, and it reacquainted me with my old friend Perl. Perl and I used to have so much fun together. Back in the day (2000-2010), Perl was my right hand man. I used C/C++ and SQL to write project code, and Perl to analyze, automate, simulate, emulate, innovate, prototype, test, and generally blast obstacles out of the way. Some of my colleagues and managers were frightened of Perl - it was voodoo as far as they were concerned. A manager who clearly didn't get it chided me for bringing this Unix thing into his cozy little Windows shop, "Why would you use this Perl thing when you have Visual Basic available to you?" Yes, such a question can make one wince. However, Perl got results, quickly, and Perl culture was a blast. I switched jobs, and found PowerShell had become the socially-acceptable scripting language for the Windows side, Python was the lingua franca for the Linux side, and Ruby was de rigeur for Chef for both sides. Absent a role, my old friend faded from view. Such is life in DevOps. As it turns out, my old friend is now even more muscular, and still quite the party animal. However, this book shows that Perl has gotten some nice new features. To be quite clear - this is NOT a book to use to learn Perl. Stick with the Llama book for that. This book assumes that you are using it to get reacquainted, and it succeeds wonderfully at that. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Way to Learn or Freshen Up on Perl *by A***R on March 22, 2020* This is a great book to learn Perl or to freshen up on Perl. Great style! Reads easily. Very up to date. I suggest this book along with a good modern reference on Perl. There are classics like "Learning Perl", "Programming Perl", "Intermediate Perl", "Perl Cookbook", "Perl Best Practices", "Mastering Perl", etc. This book is a manageable length, comprehensive enough to get you programming (again), but short enough to get you going. I am reading "Higher Order Perl", and I highly recommend it if you want to learn about functional programming in Perl. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great For Catching Up With New Features! *by M***C on December 11, 2020* I've been using Perl for about 25 years and haven't kept up with the latest additions to the language. In a recent interview, the interviewer recommended this book. It's been great! A really enjoyable read, well organized, great examples, and easy to understand. The other recommended book is Perl Best Practices, which I am also finding very useful. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/20571298-modern-perl](https://www.desertcart.be/products/20571298-modern-perl) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*