Fw: First Book on Object Oriented Programming with Perl is Released by Manning Publications

Matt Heusser mattandap at allegan.net
Tue Jul 27 11:58:04 CDT 1999


Hopefully we can get a copy to review? (grins)
interesting perl (fwd) below.


Matt H.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 12:07 PM
Subject: First Book on Object Oriented Programming with Perl is Released by
Manning Publications


> We believe this information would be of interest to most Perl
> professionals. If not, please excuse the intrusion into your inbox.
>
>
> PRESS RELEASE -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Manning Publications announces the release of
>
> Object Oriented Perl
> by Damian Conway
>
>                A V A I L A B L E   A U G U S T   1 9 9 9
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>
>    "I've waited years for the perfect object-oriented Perl book to use
>     for our Stonehenge corporate and open training, and the wait is
>     now over. Damian Conway has written a comprehensive guide, ..."
>                 -- Randal L. Schwartz, from the Foreword
>
> Greenwich, CT, July 1999   Manning Publications is pleased to announce
> the release of the first book devoted to object-oriented programming
> with Perl. Object Oriented Perl, written by a talented writer and Perl
> expert, Damian Conway, is expected to become a classic of the Perl
> literature.
>
> Perl is known as a great language for "throw-away" programming--hacking
> quick solutions to urgent tasks. More recently, Perl is showing its
> strengths as an effective language for developing large, robust, and
> reusable solutions to complex, real-life problems. This book teaches
> object-oriented techniques that will help developers write cleaner,
> more readable and more maintainable Perl programs.
>
> "As the language continues to increase its share of corporate
> development--and in particular its share of web-related work--project
> size is increasing. Many Perl programs now have thousands of lines of
> code," said Damian Conway.  "Object-oriented techniques can be useful,
> and sometimes indispensable, in managing the complexity of such
> projects," he continued. "But even in modest size projects OO
> techniques help the understanding and reuse of code, specially if it
> was written by others."
>
> Object Oriented Perl doesn't make assumptions about the level of the
> reader's knowledge of object-orientation--it speaks to readers of all
> backgrounds. For the Perl neophyte it keeps a steady pace, starting
> from the basic object-oriented features of the language; for the Perl
> expert it delves into practical techniques and the deepest mysteries of
> object orientation including generic programming, multiple dispatch,
> and object-oriented persistence. And for the refugee from C++, or other
> OO environments, it provides an appendix comparing and contrasting Perl
> with the other languages that "is by itself worth the entire price of
> the book" says Randal Schwartz.
>
> Manning's detailed, multi-phase technical manuscript review was made
> possible by the support of numerous technical reviewers including some
> of the Perl community's best and brightest. Many of them stated that
> they have learned valuable new ways to program from this book.
>
> Object Oriented Perl presents language concepts and syntax using over
> 60 examples drawn from real-world applications: databases, source code
> manipulation, multiprocessing, encryption, search trees, filtering I/O
> streams, and debugging. It demystifies Perl classes and objects and
> helps the reader master inheritance, polymorphism, genericity, and
> encapsulation. Other features of Object Oriented Perl include a gentle
> introduction to OO ideas and terminology, emphasis on practical
> examples, coverage of the latest object-oriented Perl features
> including precompiled regular expressions, pseudo-hashes, the "fields"
> pragma, and others.
>
> Source code is available on-line from the Manning site--every example
> is available as a complete and documented program, to be used or adapted
> as Open Software under the Perl Artistic License. In addition, a
> selection of some of the best nuggets in the book are offered in the
> book's *cyberdigest* at www.manning.com/conway.
>
> And in Manning's tradition, the publisher offers an exclusive Author
> Online support program, where the reader can ask questions, receive
> feedback, and discuss his own ideas and techniques directly with the
> author.
>
> Other Manning Perl books in the pipeline include Elements of
> Programming with Perl, the first introduction to Perl that does not
> assume the reader is already a programmer; and Programming Perl/Tk, a
> fast-paced guide to building powerful graphic user interfaces. And on
> the object-oriented front Manning is the publisher of Working with
> Objects by Trygve Reenskaug--the inventor of the MVC concept--and of
> other important OO titles such as Designing Hard Software and Visual
> Object-Oriented Programming.
>
> Based at Monash University in Melbourne, where he teaches object-
> oriented programming, Dr. Damian Conway is a Senior Lecturer in
> Computer Science and Software Engineering. An effective teacher,
> accomplished writer, and popular Perl modules author, he is the
> winner of the 1998 Larry Wall Award. He will be presenting a tutorial
> and three papers at this year's Perl Conference.
>
>     Here's what some experts say about Object Oriented Perl:
>
>     " ...comprehensive, well organized, with large reusable chunks of
>     code... and humor. I've waited years for the perfect object-
>     oriented Perl book...and the wait is over. Thank you, Damian!"
>                 -- Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services
>
>     "... an important book, the first to comprehensively tackle Perl's
>     object system. It has something for everyone, from beginner to
>     expert, and belongs on the desk of every serious Perl programmer."
>                 --Nathan Torkington, Co-author of "Perl Cookbook"
>
>     "Conway proves that OOP can be done elegantly and effectively in
>     Perl. This book is great for those getting started with Perl's OO
>     features and is essential for those who want to fully exploit them."
>                 --Chris Nandor, Co-author of "MacPerl"
>
>     "This book is crammed with tips and great information. I enjoyed
>     reading it while learning something in the process."
>                 --Graham Barr, Perl 5.005 Source Maintainer
>
>     "I learned things I wouldn't have known about Perl if I hadn't read
>     this book; they are already helping me do my job better."
>                 --Bennett Todd, Systems Analyst, Oven Digital
>
>
>
> Object Oriented Perl
> Damian Conway
> 1st Edition August 1999
> Softbound, 500 pages, $42.95 (US)
> ISBN: 1-884777-79-1
> www.manning.com/conway
>
> For Review Copy Contact
> Helen Trimes <hetr at manning.com>
>
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