''Effective Perl Programming'', sometimes known as the ''Shiny Ball Book'' by Perl

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, is an intermediate to advanced text by

Joseph N. Hall Joseph N. Hall (born January 8, 1966) is an American author, software developer and programming consultant. Hall is known in the Perl programming community as the author of the book ''Effective Perl Programming'' with Randal L. Schwartz, and as a ...

covering the

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contributed a foreword and technical editing. ''Effective Perl Programming'' follows the numbered "rules" format begun in

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' '' Effective C++''. A small number of errors were corrected in the 2nd and 4th printings. An expanded second edition (), ''Effective Perl Programming: Ways to Write Better, More Idiomatic Perl, 2/E''. by Hall, Joshua A McAdams, and brian d foy was published in 2010 by Pearson.{{Cite web, url=http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Effective-Perl-Programming-Ways-to-Write-Better-More-Idiomatic-Perl-2E/9780321496942.page, title = Effective Perl Programming: Ways to Write Better, More Idiomatic Perl, 2nd Edition

External links

Effective Perl Programming (Joseph Hall) - review
at dannyreviews.com * A link to a review of the 2nd ed. at books.dzone.com could not be posted on the page because that site is blacklisted by Wikipedia
The Effective Perler
brian d foy's blog, where he discusses topics from the 2nd edition

References

The publisher’s description of the book
Books about Perl