"Perl Core Language Little Black Book, 2nd Edition" Released by Paraglyph

Contact: Steve Sayre
602-749-8787
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Paraglyph Publishes New Edition of Best-selling Perl Development Book
"Perl Core Language Little Black Book, 2nd Edition"

Scottsdale AZ - October 15, 2004 - Paraglyph Press announces the
publication of the new edition of their bestselling Perl book, "Perl Core
Language Little Black Book, 2nd Edition" (U.S. $29.99, 500 pp, ISBN
1-932111-92-1).  Written by best-selling author Steven Holzner, this fully
updated edition of the popular "Perl Core Language Little Black Book" is
one of the most practical and concise guides available for Perl
programmers.  It includes hundreds of highly useful solutions on
programming with Perl, using object-oriented features, and integrating
Perl with XML.  Immediate solutions are provided with field-tested
examples to help programmers and Web Developers quickly solve problems and
exploit the power and flexibility of Perl.  The updated edition covers the
current version of Perl (5.8) and highlights critical features of the
upcoming 6.0 version.

Some of the highlights of this new edition include:

-Creating programs and scripts that integrate both Perl and XML
-Using Perl's newest object-oriented features
-Working with Perl's latest data types
-Programming with built-in functions for data processing, I/O, and
inter-process communication and file handling
-Using Perl's newest security programming features
-Mastering the new database modules

Author Steven Holzner says: "This book is jam-packed with brief
discussions of critical problems and then immediate solutions that really
work.  All of the coding examples were created to help programmers put
them to use right away."

Keith Weiskamp, President and Publisher of Paraglyph, adds: "We're pleased
to be publishing this new edition of our popular Perl programming book.
Steven has done a great job of compiling and presenting Perl programming
solutions that are not well documented in other books and can help save
developers many hours of valuable programming time."

"Perl Core Language Little Black Book, 2nd Edition" is available at all
retail and on-line booksellers in the United States and worldwide.

About Paraglyph Press
Paraglyph Press was founded in May 2002 by highly successful publishing
entrepreneurs Keith Weiskamp and Jeff Duntemann, along with publishing
executives Steven Sayre and Cynthia Caldwell.  Paraglyph publishes books
for computer users and professionals on such topics as web design, game
programming and development, and wireless and emerging technologies.  Some
of its best-selling titles are "Degunking Windows," "Degunking Your Mac,"
"Camera Phone Obsession," "Game Coding Complete," "Jeff Duntemann's Wi-Fi
Guide," and "Looking Good in Print."  For more information about the
company, visit its web site at www.paraglyphpress.com.

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CONTENTS

PERL CORE LANGUAGE LITTLE BLACK BOOK, 2E

Introduction
Chapter 1.  Essential Perl
Chapter 2.  Scalar Variables And Lists
Chapter 3.  Arrays And Hashes
Chapter 4.  Operators And Precedence
Chapter 5.  Conditionals And Loops
Chapter 6.  Regular Expressions
Chapter 7.  Subroutines
Chapter 8.  Perl References
Chapter 9.  Built-in Variables
Chapter 10.  Built-in Functions: Data Processing
Chapter 11.  Built-in Functions: I/O And Inter Process Communications
Chapter 12.  Built-in Functions: File Handling
Chapter 13.  Built-in Modules
Chapter 14.  Data Structures
Chapter 15.  Creating Packages and Modules
Chapter 16.  Creating Classes And Objects
Chapter 17.  Perl Debugging And Style Guide
Chapter 18.  CGI Programming
Chapter 19.  Perl And XML
Chapter 20.  CGI: Web Counters, Guest Books, Emailers, And Secure Scripts
Chapter 21.  CGI: Multiuser Chat, Cookies, And Games
Index