如果你剛開始使用Perl，這本書可以幫到你，無論你是程序員，系統(tǒng)管理員或網(wǎng)絡黑客。綽號“the Llama”兩代用戶，這本書緊跟流行的入門課程，這第七版包括最近的語言變化到版本5.24。

Perl是適用于幾乎任何平臺上的任何任務，從短期修復完整的Web應用程序。學習Perl教你基礎知識，展示了如何寫128多行的程序，如今大致90%的Perl程序在使用。每章包括練習來幫助你練習剛剛學到的東西。其他的書可以教你如何在Perl程序，但這本書將把你變成一個Perl程序員。

If you’re just getting started with Perl, this is the book you want—whether you’re a programmer, system administrator, or web hacker. Nicknamed "the Llama" by two generations of users, this bestseller closely follows the popular introductory Perl course taught by the authors since 1991. This seventh edition covers recent changes to the language up to version 5.24.

Perl is suitable for almost any task on almost any platform, from short fixes to complete web applications. Learning Perl teaches you the basics and shows you how to write programs up to 128 lines long—roughly the size of 90% of the Perl programs in use today. Each chapter includes exercises to help you practice what you’ve just learned. Other books may teach you to program in Perl, but this book will turn you into a Perl programmer.