This book picks up right whereLearning Perlleaves off. WithIntermediate Perl, you’ll graduate from short scripts to much larger programs, using features that make Perl a general-purpose language. This gentle but thorough guide introduces you to modules, complex data structures, and object-oriented programming.
Each chapter is small enough to be read in just an hour or two, ending with exercises to help you practice what you’ve learned. If you’re familiar with the material inLearning Perland have the ambition to go further, Intermediate Perl will teach you most of the core Perl language concepts you need for writing robust programs on any platform.
Topics include:
- Packages and namespaces
- References and scoping, including regular expression references
- Manipulating complex data structures
- Object-oriented programming
- Writing and using modules
- Testing Perl code
- Contributing to CPAN
Just likeLearning Perl, material in this book closely follows the popular introductory Perl course the authors have taught since 1991. This second edition covers recent changes to the language up to version 5.14.
Foreword;Preface;Structure of This Book;Conventions Used in This Book;Using Code Examples;Safari? Books Online;How to Contact Us;Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Introduction;1.1 What Should You Know Already?;1.2 strict and warnings;1.3 Perl v5.14;1.4 What About All Those Footnotes?;1.5 Whats With the Exercises?;1.6 How to Get Help;1.7 What If Im a Perl Course Instructor?;1.8 Exercises;Chapter 2: Using Modules;2.1 The Standard Distribution;2.2 Exploring CPAN;2.3 Using Modules;2.4 Functional Interfaces;2.5 Object-Oriented Interfaces;2.6 Whats in Core?;2.7 The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network;2.8 Installing Modules from CPAN;2.9 Setting the Path at the Right Time;2.10 Setting the Path Outside the Program;2.11 local::lib;2.12 Exercises;Chapter 3lãÜ
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