Learn Perl in a Weekend

Learn Perl in a Weekend

by ThomasNowers (Author)

Synopsis

Get ready to learn the most popular programming language of the Internet! Begin your journey into the world of Perl Friday evening as you install ActivePerl and create an HTML page. On Saturday, cover the basic building blocks of Perl, Perl operators, statements, and expressions. On Sunday, learn object-oriented programming and pull your earlier sessions together in a complete Perl game program. Wrap things up as you touch on advanced Perl topics including security, XML integration, and using Perl with CGI.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 350
Edition: 1
Publisher: Prima Tech
Published: 10 Jun 2002

ISBN 10: 1931841772
ISBN 13: 9781931841771

Media Reviews
Introduction 1. Friday Evening - Introducing Perl 2. Saturday Morning - Variables and Other Fun Stuff 3. Saturday Afternoon - Using Files and Perl Options 4. Saturday Evening - Expressing and Stating 5. Sunday Morning - Objects and Object-Oriented Programming 6. Sunday Afternoon - Putting It all Together 7. Sunday Evening - Learning Advanced Perl Techniques Appendix A: Using the Companion Web Site Appendix B: A Quick Perl Language Reference
Author Bio
Thomas Nowers writes a regular column for Developers.com call Tacit Records, which focuses mostly on software security, quality, and web-based technology. He's also a freelance writer and within the last year, his articles have appeared on EarthWeb, Saved Online, and Gameland. Nowers currenlty works as a full-time software test engineer for Weidevine Technologies. He uses Perl extensively in creating small, simple utlilities to unit test C++ code, web based applications, and Linux applications.