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 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.
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.
Web Client Programming
with Perl is a behind-the-scenes look at how your web browser interacts with web
servers. Readers of this book will learn how the Web works and how to write
software that is more flexible, dynamic, and powerful than the typical web
browser.
This book covers the following
topics: Parts of the Interpreter, Internal Variables, The Lexer and the Parser,
Fundamental operations, The Runtime Environment, The Perl Compiler, Hacking on
perl and Perl 6 Internals.