Useful Perl Resources

Because Perl is so widespread, it’s little wonder that there are so many resources for it available in as many formats as you might want. Nearly everyone involved in content provider work on the Internet needs to have some familiarity with Perl, so computer bookstores do a brisk trade in books on the subject, and the most cursory or off-topic of searches on the Web will turn up discussions between Perl hackers on how to do this or that.

The following sections list some of the more centralized and “official” sources of Perl information.

Websites

If you need a Perl reference, the first stop should be the Web. It’s not as direct or definitive as a book, but if you don’t have such a book, you’re sure to find your answer on ...

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