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Perl School publishes clear, practical ebooks for modern Perl programmers. Our goal is to help you write better Perl, faster — with up‑to‑date examples, real‑world techniques, and guidance from authors who use Perl every day. Whether you’re starting out or refreshing your skills, you’ll find books you can actually apply to your work.
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Design Patterns in Modern Perl
Practical Patterns for Everyday Perl
By Mohammad Sajid Anwar
Published: 29 Nov 2025
Design Patterns in Modern Perl shows how classic object-oriented patterns look in today’s Perl. Using core Perl, Moo and Object::Pad, Mohammad Sajid Anwar builds real, tested examples, helping you choose patterns sensibly and write cleaner, more maintainable code.
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