Covers the basic concepts of the Perl computer language, including such topics as data types, control flow constructs, writing custom functions, and object-oriented programming.
James Lee is a hacker and open-source advocate, based in Illinois. He holds a Masters degree from Northwestern University—and he can often be seen rooting for the Wildcats during football season. As founder of Onsight, Lee has worked as a programmer, trainer, manager, writer, and open-source advocate. Lee co-authored the recently published Hacking Linux Exposed, Second Edition, as well as Open Source Web Development with LAMP. He enjoys hacking Perl, and has written many articles on Perl for the Linux Journal. Lee also enjoys developing software for the web, reading, traveling, and most of all—playing with his kids—who are too young to know why Dad’s favorite animals are penguins and camels.