Perl

This book invites Perl programmers and their customers to take a fresh look at software development. It explains Extreme Perl to both programmers and business people.

This note explains the following topics: Perl program structure, Variable types, Scalars , Pragmas , Operators , Arrays , Hashes , Control structures, Loop modifers, Subroutines , Reading and Writing a file, Filehandles , Regular expressions, Regex anchors and operators, Running perl, POD tools, What is Bioperl, Gotchas , Objects in Perl, Interfaces and Inheritance in Bioperl, Bioperl components, Parse a sequence from file, output, Read in sequence and write out in different format, Sequence Databases.

Perl is an immensely popular scripting language that combines the best features of C, key UNIX utilities and a powerful use of regular expressions. This book promotes the use of Perl as a programming language, encouraging the creation of legible and sensible programs so as to dispel the image of Perl as a confusing and obscure language.

The aim of this note is to give you not just an understanding of the workings of the perl interpreter, but also the means to investigate more about it, to analyze and solve bugs in the Perl core, and to take part in the Perl development process.

This note explains the following topics: Interpreter vs. Compiler, Perl different from other languages, Variables, Scalar Data, Arrays and Lists, Control Structures, Hashes, Regular Expressions, Functions, Interacting with the Operating System, A few Perl Functions.

The contents include:Prerequisites, Grading policies, Acquiring Perl, Perl Resources, Shameless Plugs, The Very Basics,Scalars, Lists and Arrays, Hashes, Filehandles, Subroutines, Perl Syntax, Datatypes, Control Structures, I/O, Regular Expressions, References, Modules etc.

This PDF covers the following topics related to Perl : Introduction and philosophy, Basics, Variables and data types, Important concepts, Control structures, I/O, Interacting with UNIX.

This PDF covers the following topics related to Perl : Getting Started with Perl, Arrays, Hashes and Loops, File Handling, Regular Expressions, Subroutines, References and Complex Data Structures, Perl Modules, Interacting with external programs.

This book assumes that you know absolutely nothing about programming at all and that Perl is your first language. However, basic operations such as making text files are outside of the realm of this tutorial.

Modern Perl is one way to describe how experienced and effective Perl 5 programmers work. They use language idioms. They take advantage of the CPAN. They're recognizably Perlish, and they show good taste and craftsmanship and a full understanding of Perl.