Programming Perl - 4th Edition by Tom Christiansen & Brian Foy & Larry Wall & Jon Orwant (Paperback)

The "Programming Perl" book is a must-have for any serious programmer or system administrator looking to master the highly practical language of Perl.

With thorough updates on version 5.14, this edition covers new keywords, syntax, I/O layers, encodings, backslash escapes, Unicode 6.0, grapheme clusters, and properties, as well as named captures in regexes, recursive and grammatical patterns, expanded coverage of CPAN, and current best practices.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced programmer, this book will provide you with the motivations behind each feature and why they work the way they do, making it an invaluable resource for anyone looking to harness the power of Perl.