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UNIX AWK and SED Programmer's Interactive Workbook
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Author: Peter Patsis
List Price: $34.99
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ISBN: 0130826758
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (30 December, 1998)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 133,218
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Not a book for a learner
It was really hard to understand as a beginner like other reviewers. It makes you keep wonder why you don't follow and don't get much explanation. Well, the first chapter was okay as the introduction of regular expressions, but you get lost by the time you try to understand the excersises in chapter 2. Have you ever had the feeling that you feel like you want to go back again and again but you still goes far and far from the point? It is frustrationg. However, this kind of book could be useful for the teachers, definitely not for learners.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Difficult to understand
I was very disappointed in this book. The descriptions and samples are very tough to follow, needing re-reading many times to follow. The Web site link does not work, so answers to the "test your thinking" sections cannot be found, nor the sample files. I suggest looking elsewhere and not get this book. It is just too painful to wade through, and is fond of making simple subjects much to obtuse.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Peter knows how to teach !
I am an Oracle DBA. So far sed is enough for my file processing chores.Since I may need AWK later on, I am very interested in learing AWK now.
Thanks a great deal, Peter ! I bought the book yesterday. It cut
down my fear about AWK. The way Peter shows AWK makes it easy to understand ! Many people are great programmers but to write a book, you MUST be a be a great TEACHER besides a great expert in this field. Pater is the right one.
I had this in my mind on my way home:AWK is not hard , all you need is to have Peter as the teacher !Peter: What is your teaching background if you don't mind ? Prentice Hall: I love your 'interactive workbook', I bought almost half of all your titiles !
Thank you for choosing excellent teachers to write those books ! This is an absolutelly successsful project! I hope to see more books like this !
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