Larry Wall, creator of Perl / "In a nutshell, Perl is designed to make the easy jobs easy, without making the hard jobs impossible." / Book Description / This complete guide to the Perl programming language ranges widely through the Perl programmer's universe, gathering together in a convenient form a wealth of information about Perl itself and its application to CGI scripts, XML processing, network programming, database interaction, and graphical user interfaces. The book is an ideal reference for experienced Perl programmers and beginners alike.