Overview
Written by an accomplished Perl trainer and course teacher
Contains an advanced learning guide and reference to the Perl programming language
A contemporary treatment covering Perl 5.x and its newest features
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About this book
Additionally, you'll see advanced subroutine handling, then packages and namespaces. Furthermore, you'll build advanced modules and install CPAN modules. Unlike Java and C++, modules have been around in Perl for a long time now. Along the way, you'll learn and use POD mark up language for Perl documentation.
Moreover, you'll get a survey of the many advanced features and data structures of the current Perl programming language. You'll also get a survey of the new features of the latest Perl 5.x release. After reading and using this book, you'll have the tools, techniques, and source code to be an expert Perl programmer.
What You Will Learn
- Carry out command-line parsing and extract scripts
- Create references; return values from a reference; work with the ref Function and strict refs
- Work with advanced Perl data types using arrays, hashes, and hash of hashes
- Use Typeglobs for symbol table entries
- Build modules and install CPAN modules
- Write documentation for Perl using POD
- Work with the newest features in Perl, including the smartmatch operator, yada yada, automated regex modifiers, the CORE namespace and more
Who This Book Is For
Those with experience with Perl or who have read Rothwell's prior books, Beginning Perl Programming and Pro Perl Programming.
Reviews
“The book is well written. Potential traps and ‘gotchas’ are identified to help the reader avoid self-inflicted difficulties.” (Anthony J. Duben, Computing Reviews, June 4, 2021)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Perl Programming
Book Subtitle: From Advanced to Expert
Authors: William "Bo" Rothwell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5863-7
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: William "Bo" Rothwell of One Course Source, Inc. 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-5862-0Published: 31 May 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-5863-7Published: 30 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 284
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Open Source, Web Development