Biology, it seems, is a good showcase for the talents of
Perl. Newcomers to Perl who understand biological information will find James Tisdall's Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics to be an excellent compendium of examples. Teachers of Perl will likewise find the text to be filled with fresh programming illustrations of growing scientific importance. Seasoned Perlmongers who want to learn biology, however, should search elsewhere, as Tisdall's emphasis is on Perl's logic rather than
Mother Nature's. Departing from O'Reilly's earlier monograph Developing Bioinformatic Computer Skills, Tisdall's text is organized aggressively along didactic lines. Nearly all of the 13 chapters begin with twin…
Although this program was written for biologists with no previous programming experience who have decided they need to learn to program in PERL, it is also useful for programmers entering the field of… People come to Bioinformatics from either the bio side or the CS side, with a few from various
other disciplines. This book is best for the bio person who is getting into programming, not the…
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