Beginning Perl

Beginning Perl

Released September 2012
Publisher(s): Wrox
ISBN: 9781118013847

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Book description

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.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: What is Perl?
    1. Perl Today
    2. Getting Perl
    3. The Perl Community
    4. Using perldoc
    5. Using a Terminal Window
    6. Creating Hello, World!
    7. Summary
  5. Chapter 2: Understanding the CPAN
    1. CPAN and METACPAN
    2. CPAN Clients
    3. Summary
  6. Chapter 3: Variables
    1. What is Programming?
    2. A Few Things to Note Before Getting Started
    3. Scalars
    4. Arrays
    5. Hashes
    6. Slices
    7. Context
    8. Scope
    9. Strict, Warnings, and Diagnostics
    10. Perl’s Built-in Variables
    11. Summary
  7. Chapter 4: Working With Data
    1. Using Scalars
    2. Array and List Functions
    3. Built-in Hash Functions
    4. Scoping Keywords
    5. Summary
  8. Chapter 5: Control Flow
    1. Using the if Statement
    2. for/foreach loops
    3. Using while/until Loops
    4. Statement Modifiers
    5. given/when
    6. Summary
  9. Chapter 6: References
    1. References 101
    2. Working with References
    3. Summary
  10. Chapter 7: Subroutines
    1. Subroutine Syntax
    2. Returning Data
    3. FAIL!
    4. Subroutine References
    5. Prototypes
    6. Recursion
    7. Things to Watch For
    8. Summary
  11. Chapter 8: Regular Expressions
    1. Basic Matching
    2. Advanced Matching
    3. Common Regular Expression Issues
    4. Summary
  12. Chapter 9: Files and Directories
    1. Basic File Handling
    2. Directories
    3. Unicode
    4. Useful Modules
    5. Summary
  13. Chapter 10: Sort, Map, and Grep
    1. Basic Sorting
    2. map and grep
    3. Putting It All Together
    4. Summary
  14. Chapter 11: Packages and Modules
    1. Namespaces and Packages
    2. Subroutines in Other Packages
    3. BEGIN, UNITCHECK, CHECK, INIT, and END
    4. Plain Old Documentation (POD)
    5. Creating and Installing Modules
    6. Summary
  15. Chapter 12: Object Oriented Perl
    1. What Are Objects? The Ævar the Personal Shopper
    2. Three Rules of Perl OO
    3. Objects – Another View
    4. A Brief Recap
    5. Gotchas
    6. Summary
  16. Chapter 13: Moose
    1. Understanding Basic Moose Syntax
    2. Advanced Moose Syntax
    3. Moose Best Practices
    4. Summary
  17. Chapter 14: Testing
    1. Basic Tests
    2. Understanding Test::More Test Functions
    3. Using Other Testing Modules
    4. Understanding xUnit Style Using Testing
    5. Summary
  18. Chapter 15: The Interwebs
    1. A Brief Introduction to HTTP
    2. Web Clients
    3. Summary
  19. Chapter 16: Databases
    1. Using the DBI
    2. Selecting Basic Data
    3. Summary
  20. Chapter 17: Plays Well With Others
    1. The Command Line
    2. Other Programs
    3. Summary
  21. Chapter 18: Common Tasks
    1. Using CSV Data
    2. Understanding Basic XML
    3. Handling Dates
    4. Understanding Your Program
    5. Summary
  22. Chapter 19: The Next Steps
    1. What Next?
    2. Understanding Object-Relational Mappers
    3. Using the Template Toolkit
    4. Using Catalyst to Build Apps
    5. Summary
  23. Appendix: Answers To Exercises
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Product information

  • Title: Beginning Perl
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: September 2012
  • Publisher(s): Wrox
  • ISBN: 9781118013847