Perl Medic: Transforming Legacy Code

Table of Contents

Preface

Perl or perl?

Obtaining Perl

Historical Perl

Who This Book Is For

Typographical Conventions

For Further Reference

Perl Versions

Perl 6

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Introduction (First Response)

1.1 First Things First

1.2 Reasons for Inheritance

1.3 What Next?

1.4 Observe the Program in Its Natural Habitat

1.5 Get Personal

1.6 Strictness

1.7 Warnings

Chapter 2 Surveying the Scene

2.1 Versions

2.2 Part or Whole?

2.3 Find the Dependencies

Chapter 3 Test Now, Test Forever (Diagnosis)

3.1 Testing Your Patience

3.2 Extreme Testing

3.3 An Example Using Test:: Modules

3.4 Testing Legacy Code

3.5 A Final Encouragement

Chapter 4 Rewriting (Transplants)

4.1 Strategizing

4.2 Why Are You Doing This?

4.3 Style

4.4 Comments

4.5 Restyling ...