This note provides a brief
introduction to the language for students who want to add Perl to their toolbox.
It assumes familiarity with the fundamental elements of computer programming,
but no prior experience with Perl or any other particular language is necessary.
Topics covered includes: Data types, Variables, Sigils, Defined-ness, Truth,
Control flow, Advanced iteration, Functions, Regular expressions, Using modules
and objects, Tied variables, Perl CGI and Perl DBI.
This book assumes that
you know absolutely nothing about programming at all and that Perl is your first
language. However, basic operations such as making text files are outside of the
realm of this tutorial.
This PDF covers the
following topics related to Perl : Getting Started with Perl, Arrays, Hashes and
Loops, File Handling, Regular Expressions, Subroutines, References and Complex
Data Structures, Perl Modules, Interacting with external programs.
This PDF covers the following topics
related to Perl : Introduction and philosophy, Basics, Variables and data types,
Important concepts, Control structures, I/O, Interacting with UNIX.
The aim of this note is to give you not just an understanding of the
workings of the perl interpreter, but also the means to investigate more about
it, to analyze and solve bugs in the Perl core, and to take part in the Perl
development process.
Perl is an immensely popular
scripting language that combines the best features of C, key UNIX utilities and
a powerful use of regular expressions. This book promotes the use of Perl as a
programming language, encouraging the creation of legible and sensible programs
so as to dispel the image of Perl as a confusing and obscure language.
This book invites Perl programmers and their
customers to take a fresh look at software development. It explains Extreme Perl
to both programmers and business people.