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-
- Perl has always been Y2K compliant -
- Perl was Y2K compliant before "Y2K" was a buzzword. See
-Tom Christiansen's essay on
-Y2K and Perl for all of the gory details.
-
- Perl is not tied to any one vendor
- Perl isn't tied to the health of a company or the
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legacy C libraries.
+ - Perl has always been Y2K compliant +
- Perl was Y2K compliant before "Y2K" was a buzzword. See
+Tom Christiansen's essay on
+Y2K and Perl for all of the gory details.
+
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+- - -by Simon Cozens, Peter Wainwright. -700 pages. -Wrox Press Inc. -(May 25, 2000). -
- - -
Beginning Perl is a different kind of Perl book. It's written -particularly with the beginning programmer in mind, but it doesn't -treat you like an idiot, and experienced programmers will not feel -patronised. It covers a lot of ground, from the very basics of -programming, right through to developing CGI applications for the -web. More importantly, it emphasises good Perl practice, and readable -and maintainable code. -
- -Buy from: -[% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="1861003145" style="text" %] + Beginning Perl (click on title to read)+ by Simon Cozens, Peter Wainwright. 700 pages. Wrox Press Inc. (May 25, 2000).
+
+ Beginning Perl is a different kind of Perl book. It's written particularly with the beginning programmer in mind, but it doesn't treat you like an idiot, and experienced programmers will not feel patronised. It covers a lot of ground, from the very basics of programming, right through to developing CGI applications for the web. More importantly, it emphasises good Perl practice, and readable and maintainable code. +
Buy from: [% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="1861003145" style="text" %]- - -by Greg London -(Feb 7, 2004). -
- - + Impatient Perl (click on title to read)
+ by Greg London (Feb 7, 2004).
+
+ You write code for a living, and your inherit a legacy program written in perl. You can program in your native language in your sleep. But you don't know perl at all, or you've only dabbled with it. Your deadline doesn't give you enough time to rewrite the legacy program in your native language, but it needs new features. You need to learn perl, and you need to learn it NOW. "Impatient Perl" was written for you. +
+-You write code for a living, and your inherit a legacy program written -in perl. You can program in your native language in your sleep. But -you don't know perl at all, or you've only dabbled with it. Your -deadline doesn't give you enough time to rewrite the legacy program in -your native language, but it needs new features. You need to learn -perl, and you need to learn it NOW. "Impatient Perl" was written for -you. +
- - ++ by Robert Nagler
+
+ This book is about a marriage of two compatible yet unlikely partners. Extreme Programming (XP) is a software development methodology that enables users, business people, programmers, and computers to communicate effectively. Perl is a dynamic programming language that lets an XP team embrace the inevitable change caused by effective communication. Perl is the fixer and doer of the pair, and XP is the organizer and facilitator. Together they help you build robust software applications efficiently. +
- - -by Robert Nagler -
- - + MacPerl: Power & Ease (click on title to read)
+ by Vicky Brown and Chris Nandor. 372 pages. (1998).
+
+ MacPerl: Power and Ease is designed for both the beginner to Perl, and those who want to take advantage of Perl on Mac OS. It's divided into three primary sections: learning about programming, learning about Perl, and advanced topics. The latter includes brief sections on objects and references, and more complete information on how to use the Mac toolbox modules for making windows and dialog boxes and using AppleScript with Perl. It covers the MacPerl based on perl 5.004, and Mac OS (Classic), but much of the first two parts apply to any platform, and much of the third part applies to Mac OS X +
Buy from: [% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="1881957322" style="text" %] +-This book is about a marriage of two compatible yet unlikely -partners. Extreme Programming (XP) is a software development -methodology that enables users, business people, programmers, and -computers to communicate effectively. Perl is a dynamic programming -language that lets an XP team embrace the inevitable change caused by -effective communication. Perl is the fixer and doer of the pair, and -XP is the organizer and facilitator. Together they help you build -robust software applications efficiently. +
- - ++ by Dave Rolsky, Ken Williams. 318 pages. O'Reilly & Associates. (October 2002).
+
+ This book shows you how to create large, complex, dynamically driven web sites that look good and are a snap to maintain. You'll learn how to visualize multiple Mason-based solutions to any given problem and select among them. The book covers the latest line of Mason development 1.1x, which has many new features, including line number reporting based on source files, sub-requests, and easier use as a CGI. +
Buy from: [% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="0596002254" style="text" %]- - -by Vicky Brown and Chris Nandor. -372 pages. -(1998). -
- - -
MacPerl: Power and Ease is designed for both the beginner to Perl, -and those who want to take advantage of Perl on Mac OS. It's divided -into three primary sections: learning about programming, learning -about Perl, and advanced topics. The latter includes brief sections on -objects and references, and more complete information on how to use -the Mac toolbox modules for making windows and dialog boxes and using -AppleScript with Perl. It covers the MacPerl based on perl 5.004, and -Mac OS (Classic), but much of the first two parts apply to any -platform, and much of the third part applies to Mac OS X +
- -Buy from: -[% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="1881957322" style="text" %] - -- - -by Dave Rolsky, Ken Williams. -318 pages. -O'Reilly & Associates. -(October 2002). -
- - -
This book shows you how to create large, complex, dynamically -driven web sites that look good and are a snap to maintain. You'll -learn how to visualize multiple Mason-based solutions to any given -problem and select among them. The book covers the latest line of -Mason development 1.1x, which has many new features, including line -number reporting based on source files, sub-requests, and easier use -as a CGI. +
+ by Bradley M. Kuhn and Neil Smyth. self published. second edition. (July 2005).
+
+ This book has been created for a number of reasons. The primary reason is to provide a freely redistributable tutorial for the Perl language. In writing this freely redistributable tutorial, it is our hope that the largest number of people can have access to it and share it. +
++ In the Perl community, we have discovered ways to save time by writing Perl programs that make our jobs and lives easier. Surely, Perl is not a panacea, but it has certainly made our lives a little bit better. It is hoped that you can use Perl to make your jobs and lives easier, too. +
+ ++ by Simon Cozens (2001).
+
+ A hands-on introduction to how the perl interpreter works internally, how to go about testing and fixing bugs in the interpreter, and what the internals are likely to look like in the future of Perl, Perl 6. +
++ by Stas Bekman & Eric Cholet. 924 pages. O'Reilly & Associates. (May 27, 2003).
+
+ Mod_perl embeds the popular programming language Perl in the Apache web server, giving rise to a fast and powerful web programming environment. Written for Perl web developers and web administrators, Practical mod_perl is an extensive guide to the nuts and bolts of the powerful and popular combination of Apache and mod_perl. From writing and debugging scripts to keeping your server running without failures, the techniques in this book will help you squeeze every ounce of power out of your server. True to its title, this is the practical guide to mod_perl. review +
Buy from: [% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="0596002270" style="text" %] ++ Sample Chapters Only +
+ ++ by Lincoln Stein, Doug MacEachern, Linda Mui (Editor). 724 pages. O'Reilly & Associates. (March 1999).
+
+ Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C will allow you to enhance your Apache HTTP server in just about any way you'd like. Overall, it is an excellent book, and it has a lot of good information and terrific examples on everything from "Content Handlers" to customizing the Apache server configuration process. -- Doug Beaver. +
Buy from: [% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="156592567X" style="text" %] ++ by Geoffrey Young, Paul Lindner, Randy Kobes. 650 pages. Sams Publishing. (January 2002).
+
+ A practical, hands-on guide that shows you how to exploit the power of mod_perl. reviews +
Buy from: [% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="0672322404" style="text" %] ++ by Sean M. Burke. 264 pages. O'Reilly & Associates. (June 2002).
+
+ The LWP (Library for WWW in Perl) suite of modules lets your programs download and extract information from the Web. Perl & LWP shows how to make web requests, submit forms, and even provide authentication information, and it demonstrates using regular expressions, tokens, and trees to parse HTML. This book is a must have for Perl programmers who want to automate and mine the Web. +
Buy from: [% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="0596001789" style="text" %] +- -by Bradley M. Kuhn and Neil Smyth. -self published. second edition. -(July 2005). -
- - -
This book has been created for a number of reasons. The primary -reason is to provide a freely redistributable tutorial for the Perl -language. In writing this freely redistributable tutorial, it is our -hope that the largest number of people can have access to it and share -it. -
- -In the Perl community, we have discovered ways to save time by -writing Perl programs that make our jobs and lives easier. Surely, -Perl is not a panacea, but it has certainly made our lives a little -bit better. It is hoped that you can use Perl to make your jobs and -lives easier, too. -
- - - -- - -by Simon Cozens -(2001). -
- - -
-A hands-on introduction to how the perl interpreter works -internally, how to go about testing and fixing bugs in the -interpreter, and what the internals are likely to look like in the -future of Perl, Perl 6. -
- -- - -by Stas Bekman & Eric Cholet. -924 pages. -O'Reilly & Associates. -(May 27, 2003). -
- - -
Mod_perl embeds the popular programming language Perl in -the Apache web server, giving rise to a fast and powerful web programming -environment. Written for Perl web developers and web administrators, -Practical mod_perl is an extensive guide to the nuts and bolts of the -powerful and popular combination of Apache and mod_perl. From writing and -debugging scripts to keeping your server running without failures, the -techniques in this book will help you squeeze every ounce of power out of -your server. True to its title, this is the practical guide to mod_perl. -review -
- -Buy from: -[% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="0596002270" style="text" %] -Sample Chapters Only
- - -- - -by Lincoln Stein, Doug MacEachern, Linda Mui (Editor). -724 pages. -O'Reilly & Associates. -(March 1999). -
- - -
Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C will allow you to enhance -your Apache HTTP server in just about any way you'd like. Overall, it -is an excellent book, and it has a lot of good information and -terrific examples on everything from "Content Handlers" to customizing -the Apache server configuration process. -- Doug Beaver. -
- -Buy from: -[% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="156592567X" style="text" %] - -- - -by Geoffrey Young, Paul Lindner, Randy Kobes. -650 pages. -Sams Publishing. -(January 2002). -
- - -
A practical, hands-on guide that shows you how to exploit the power -of mod_perl. reviews -
- -Buy from: -[% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="0672322404" style="text" %] - -- - -by Sean M. Burke. -264 pages. -O'Reilly & Associates. -(June 2002). -
- - -
The LWP (Library for WWW in Perl) suite of modules lets your -programs download and extract information from the Web. Perl & LWP -shows how to make web requests, submit forms, and even provide -authentication information, and it demonstrates using regular -expressions, tokens, and trees to parse HTML. This book is a must have -for Perl programmers who want to automate and mine the Web. -
- -Buy from: -[% INCLUDE "tpl/bookstore-links" isbn="0596001789" style="text" %] - -+ More about Perl +
"perl" or "Perl"?+ Success stories
+ Perl's history
+ Reducing Business Risks +
+ Who uses Perl? +
The Perl Journal estimated that there are over 1,000,000 Perl users. More than [% perl_stats.monger_groups %] local Perl user groups exist on six continents. +
+
+ Larry Wall,
+ Perl's Creator
+
Larry received the Dr. Dobbs Journal Excellence in Programming Award (March 1996) and was awarded the first Free Software Foundation Award for the Advancement of Free Software. (October 1998)
+More about Perl
- "perl" or "Perl"? -Success stories -
Perl's history -
Reducing Business Risks -
Who uses Perl?
-The Perl Journal estimated that there -are over 1,000,000 Perl users. More than 200 local Perl user groups exist on six continents. -
-
-Larry Wall,
-
-Perl's Creator
-Larry received the Dr. Dobbs Journal
-Excellence in Programming Award (March 1996)
-and was awarded the first Free Software Foundation
-Award for the Advancement of Free Software. (October 1998)
-
+ Perl Features +
+-
+
- Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language. + +
- It is used for mission critical projects in the public and private sectors. + + +
- Perl supports both procedural and object-oriented programming. + +
- Perl supports Unicode. + +
- Perl is extensible. There are over [% perl_stats.cpan_dists %] open source third party modules available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). + -
- Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language. -
- It is used for mission critical projects in the public and private sectors. -
- Perl is Open Source software, - licensed - under its Artistic License, or the - GNU General Public License (GPL). -
- Perl was created by Larry Wall. -
- Perl 1.0 was released to usenet's alt.comp.sources in 1987 -
- PC Magazine named Perl a finalist for its 1998 Technical Excellence Award in the Development Tool category. -
- Perl is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. +
- Perl works with HTML, XML, and other mark-up languages. + + + +
- Perls database integration interface (DBI) supports third-party databases including Oracle, Sybase, Postgres, MySQL and others. + +
- Perl interfaces with external C/C++ libraries through XS or SWIG. + +
- The Perl interpreter can be embedded into other systems. + +
- Perl is Open Source software, licensed under its Artistic License, or the GNU General Public License (GPL). + +
- Unix systems -
- Macintosh - (OS 7-9 and X) see The MacPerl Pages. -
- Windows - see ActiveState Tools Corp. -
- VMS -
- And many more... +
- Perl is an ideal web programming language due to its text manipulation capabilities and rapid development cycle. + +
- There are many web frameworks written in Perl, a leading one is Catalyst. + +
- CPAN offers thousands of modules, so almost any task you need to accomplish will be made easier, from URL or Image manipulation, to Amazon EC2 APIs and much more. + +
- Perl has long been known as " the duct-tape of the Internet", however many large web based applications are also written solely in Perl. + +
- Perl can handle encrypted Web data, including e-commerce transactions. + +
- Perl can be embedded into web servers to speed up processing by as much as 2000%, mod_perl allows the Apache web server to embed a Perl interpreter. + +
- Perl's DBI package makes web-database integration easy. +
- Perl takes the best features from other languages, such as -C, awk, sed, sh, and BASIC, among others. -
- Perls database integration interface (DBI) supports third-party databases including Oracle, Sybase, Postgres, MySQL and others. -
- Perl works with HTML, XML, and other mark-up languages. -
- Perl supports Unicode. -
- Perl is Y2K compliant. -
- Perl supports both procedural and object-oriented programming. -
- Perl interfaces with external C/C++ libraries through XS or SWIG. -
- Perl is extensible. There are over 500 third party modules available -from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). -
- The Perl interpreter can be embedded into other systems. +
- Unix systems + +
- Macintosh - (OS 7-9 and X). + +
- Windows - see ActiveState Tools Corp. + +
- VMS + +
- + And many more... +
- Perl is the most popular web programming language due to its -text manipulation capabilities and rapid development cycle. -
- Perl is widely known as " - the duct-tape of the Internet". -
- Perl's CGI.pm module, part of Perl's standard distribution, makes handling - HTML forms simple. -
- Perl can handle encrypted Web data, including e-commerce transactions. -
- Perl can be embedded into web servers to speed up processing by as much -as 2000%. -
- mod_perl allows the Apache web server to embed a Perl interpreter. -
- Perl's DBI package makes web-database integration easy. +
- Perl was created by Larry Wall. + +
- Perl 1.0 was released to usenet's alt.comp.sources in 1987 + +
- Perl is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. +
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