Core Perl - Softcover

Lerner, Reuven M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130351814 ISBN 13: 9780130351814

Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr, 2001

Synopsis

Experienced developers can learn techniques and real-world code for mastering Perl in this tutorial and reference. Coverage begins with fundamentals of Perl development such as basic syntax and text processing, then proceeds to Perl's facilities for working with files, networks, and relational databases. The book shows how to make the most of Perl in any Web application, from simple CGI to full-fledged site development and delivery. Lerner is a Web/database consultant. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Back Cover:

• A complete, tools-based guide for experienced developers!
• Provides practical techniques for solving real-world programming problems
• Covers text handling, database manipulation, networking, and much more
• Also features Perl for the Web: CGI, Apache integration with mod_perl, site publishing, and Web/database applications

The serious developer's guide to Perl!

This start-to-finish tutorial and reference gives experienced developers the techniques and real-world code they need to master Perl—fast! Begin by leveraging your current skills to quickly master the fundamentals of Perl development—from basic syntax to objects, data structures to text processing. Next, learn how to use Perl's powerful facilities for working with files, networks, and relational databases. Finally, Core Perl shows you how to make the most of Perl in any Web application-from simple CGI to full-fledged site development and delivery. Coverage includes all this and more:

• Data types and built-in functions
• Writing and using modules
• Text and DBM file manipulation
• The DBI portable database interface and Web database integration
• CGI, Apache mod_perl modules, HTTP cookies, HTML/Perl templates, and more
• Mason: The Perl-based Web site publishing engine
• Debugging, program maintenance, optimization, and security

For years, developers worldwide have relied on Perl for fast, flexible solutions to an extraordinary range of problems, from text manipulation and system administration to database access and Web integration. Core Perl gives developers the skills and insight needed to build robust, maintainable, high-performance code—whatever your application.

About the Author:

REUVEN M. LERNER has been a Web/database consultant since 1995, specializing in open-source software such as Perl and Linux. He lives with his wife and daughter in Modi'in, Israel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130351814
• ISBN 13: 9780130351814
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 592