Fatbrain.com reviewed this book and the publisher's summary and found that the summary accurately reflects this book's contents. This guide shows how Perl implements object-oriented features and how they can be best used to functionally enhance your scripts. Although the author assumes no prior knowledge of object orientation, he does assume some basic familiarity with scripting concepts and the Perl language itself. You should be proficient in Perl to get the most benefit from this publication. Highlights: Guides you through Perl's object-oriented mechanisms. Explains how to build classes and objects while exploring ways objects are implemented with Perl. Describes packages for automating the creation of class methods and attributes. Examines Perl's poor support of encapsulation. Reviews how to integrate persistence techniques and discusses a generalized form of polymorphism known as multiple dispatch. Advantages: Intermediate to advanced Perl programmers will find these discussions and practical examples useful for enhancing scripts -- not the one line throwaways, but control scripts running to hundreds or thousands of lines of code. Source code is available for download. Forum access and additional information is available on the Web site. Related Titles: This is an excellent companion volume for such Perl classics as Effective Perl Programming : Writing Better Programs with Perl. If you are just starting with Perl, try Learning Perl, Second Edition or Mastering Perl 5 . Object-Oriented Perl will also be helpful if you are diving deeper into Perl and