Debugging Perl: Troubleshooting for Programmers - Softcover

Brown, Martin C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072126760 ISBN 13: 9780072126761

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2000

Synopsis

This work aims to deomonstrate how to best use the features of Perl to create functions and to re-use existing code to develop applications that eliminate problems before they appear. It features boxed elements that focus on specific coding techniques for writing applications.

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From the Back Cover

Write error-free programs from development to deployment!

Sidestep disaster with the tips, techniques, and expert insights contained in this one-of-a-kind resource. Debugging Perl shows you, step-by-step, how to fix buggy code and prevent errors from ever slipping into your programs. All the details you need to know are here'from avoiding syntax, logic, and variable problems as you program to troubleshooting with the Perl debugger, profiler, and compiler. Plus, you'll get design tips, little-known traps to watch out for, and a cross-referenced appENDix of error messages. When your Perl scripts must run cleanly on every system every time, turn to the real-world solutions offered in this unique handbook.

Learn to:

Optimize your code using the Perl debugger, profiler, and compiler

Troubleshoot variable expressions, regular expressions, compile-time statements, run-time outputs

Stamp out bugs caused by syntactical and logical mistakes

Implement subroutines, modules, and expressions to automatically detect potential problems

Trap errors using manual techniques, the Perl debuggers, and through the use of Perl's pragma system

Manage Perl memory usage and control system resources

Evaluate your scripts using test harnesses, code breaking, and system stress calculations

Edition details

• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072126760
• ISBN 13: 9780072126761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512