Everything beginners need to start programming with Perl Perl is the ever-popular, flexible, open source programming language that has been called the programmers’ Swiss army knife. This book introduces Perl to both new programmers and experienced ones who are looking to learn a new language. In the tradition of the popular Wrox Beginning guides, it presents step-by-step guidance in getting started, a host of try-it-out exercises, real-world examples, and everything necessary for a Perl novice to start programming with confidence. Introduces Perl to both new programmers and experienced ones who want to learn a new language Provides a host of real-world applications for today's environments so readers can get started immediately Covers the new features of Perl but fully applicable to previous editions Beginning Perl provides the information and instruction you need to confidently get started with Perl. For Instructors: Classroom and training support material are available for this book. With more than a million dedicated programmers, Perl has proven to be the best computing language for the latest trends in computing and business. While other languages have stagnated, Perl remains fresh, thanks to its community-based development model, which encourages the sharing of information among users. This tradition of knowledge-sharing allows developers to find answers to almost any Perl question they can dream up. And you can find many of those answers right here in Perl Hacks . Like all books in O'Reilly's Hacks Series, Perl Hacks appeals to a variety of programmers, whether you're an experienced developer or a dabbler who simply enjoys exploring technology. Each hack is a short lesson--some are practical exercises that teach you essential skills, while others merely illustrate some of the fun things that Perl can do. Most hacks have two parts: a direct answer to the immediate problem you need to solve right now and a deeper, subtler technique that you can adapt to other situations. Learn how to add CPAN shortcuts to the Firefox web browser, read files backwards, write graphical games in Perl, and much more. For your convenience, Perl Hacks is divided by topic--not according to any sense of relative difficulty--so you can skip around and stop at any hack you like. Chapters include: Productivity Hacks User Interaction Data Munging Working with Modules Object Hacks Debugging Whether you're a newcomer or an expert, you'll find great value in Perl Hacks , the only Perl guide that offers something useful and fun for everyone. Everything beginners need to start programming with Perl Perl is the ever-popular, flexible, open source programming language that has been called the programmers Swiss army knife. This book introduces Perl to both new programmers and experienced ones who are looking to learn a new language. In the tradition of the popular Wrox Beginning guides, it presents the newest features, real-world examples, and everything necessary for a novice to start programming with confidence. Perl is a flexible, open source programming language that sports great new features in the current release Introduces Perl to both new programmers and experienced ones who want to learn a new language Features an introduction to programming and provides real-world applications for today's workplace Covers text and data types; working with numbers; operators and functions; variables, lists, and hashes; loops and subroutines; managing input and output; object-oriented programming; testing and debugging; Perl on the Web; and more Beginning Perl gives new programmers the information and instruction they need to confidently start programming with Perl.
Everything beginners need to start programming with Perl
Perl is the ever-popular, flexible, open source programming language that has been called the programmers' Swiss army knife. This book introduces Perl to both new programmers and experienced ones who are looking to learn a new language. In the tradition of the popular Wrox Beginning guides, it presents step-by-step guidance in getting started, a host of try-it-out exercises, real-world examples, and everything necessary for a Perl novice to start programming with confidence.
- Introduces Perl to both new programmers and experienced ones who want to learn a new language
- Provides a host of real-world applications for today's environments so readers can get started immediately
- Covers the new features of Perl but fully applicable to previous editions
Beginning Perl provides the information and instruction you need to confidently get started with Perl.
For Instructors: Classroom and training support material are available for this book.
What is Perl? -- Understanding the CPAN -- Variables -- Working with data -- Control flow -- References -- Subroutines -- Regular expressions -- Files and directories -- Sort, map and grep -- Packages and modules -- Object oriented Perl -- Moose -- Testing -- The interwebs -- Databases -- Plays well with others -- Common tasks -- The next steps Presents an overview of the Perl programming language, and offers exercises, advice, and examples to demonstrate how to use it, covering CPAN, control flow, subroutines, directories, packages, and moose syntaxes Covers the basic concepts of the Perl computer language, including such topics as data types, control flow constructs, writing custom functions, and object-oriented programming. A guide to getting the most out of Perl covers such topics as productivity hacks, user interaction, data munging, working with modules, object hacks, and debugging.
