PERL 5 Programmer's Notebook - Softcover

Feiler, Jesse

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130213217 ISBN 13: 9780130213211

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

This book uses a unique picturebook format to teach programmers the essentials of PERL 5. On the lefthand page, readers find a text description of the operation being performed; on the right-hand page, they see a snapshot of the code for that operation. The perfect PERL 5 book for programmers who say "Show me the code and help me figure out the rest." Provides recipes and samples of Perl scripts to handle the most commonly needed Web add-ons.

About this title

About the Author

Jesse Feiler is Software Director at the Philmont Software Mill, Philmont, NY. He has served as a consultant for a wide range of organizations, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Kodak, Young & Rubicam, and Prodigy.

From the Back Cover

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"Show me the code!" The easy, visual approach to PERL 5 for the Web & beyond.

Finally, there's a book that presents PERL 5 the way you want to learn it from real, working scripts! See for yourself!

• 1. Every example is a complete, working program
• 2. Syntax is complete.
• 3. Each line is annotated so you can see what it means and how to change it for your needs.

The PERL 5 Programmer's Notebook's unique design makes it especially handy to work with while you're programming. And it's not just convenient: it's comprehensive, and organized to build your expertise one step at a time. Best of all, it covers all the PERL 5 concepts and Web scripting techniques you need to know! You'll learn all this, and more:

Fundamental PERL Skills

• Data types
• Operators
• Expressions
• Program Controls
• Arrays
• Character manipulation
• Regular expressions
• Printing Reports

Instant Web Solutions!

• Forms: Get and Post
• Automated email
• CGI/Database access
• User input
• Dynamic Web pages
• Managing Passwords
• Cookies
• And more!

PERL 5 Programmer's Notebook: it's a complete course in PERL 5 without the pain! Whether you're a professional programmer, Web developer, or student, it's the PERL 5 book you'll use every day!

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130213217
• ISBN 13: 9780130213211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288