Introduction to Perl
Description
Perl is a general-purpose interpreted language that is optimized for text and file manipulation, I/O, and system tasks. It provides a simple and efficient way to do many jobs, and acts as a complement to traditional programming languagues (C/C++) or shell scripting languages and editors. Perl is available for most computing computing environments and can be downloaded and installed free of charge.
This course will cover a broad range of features of the Perl programming language, including the language syntax, functions, library modules, regular expressions, and some object-oriented features. The course also explores invocation options, debugging, common mistakes, and much more.
Prerequisites
Some prior programming experience (particularly in C/C++) will be helpful, but is not essential.
Target Audience
Persons interested in learning the fundamentals (or expanding their knowledge) of Perl.
Class Duration
2 days
Handouts
October 2000, HTML wrapped JPEGs with Frames or PDF, Dave Roberston
November 2004, PDF, Pete Carswell
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