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Seminar - Perl II
0. Contents 1. Intro 2. Sources 3. References 4. Packages 5. Classes
6. Ties & DBM 7. Typeglobs 8. CGI 9. Security 10. Example  

Perl Sources

  There are all sorts of information available about perl. I can't list them all, but here are my favorites.  
   
 
     
Books
 
Learning Perl by R. Schwartz and T. Christiansen
Excellent gentle introduction for beginners.
Programming Perl by L. Wall, T. Christiansen and R. Schwartz
The bible. If you don't have this one, you're not serious. This book is really a language reference plus a little philosophy. But you'll need additional material for extended examples of how it all works together.
Perl Cookbook by T. Christiansen and N. Torkington
Lots of tricks of the trade. Small to medium examples of useful tidbits. Excellent way to see perl applied in easy-to-follow examples.
Advanced Perl Programming by S. Srinivasan
Advanced data structures, OO programming, GUIs, databases, and perl internals. Takes the large view of how to use perl to handle advanced computer science topics.
Effective Perl Programming by J. Hall with R. Schwartz
Advanced techniques at the small level. Deals with perl idioms and details that every solid perl programmer should understand.
 
     
Newsgroups
 
comp.lang.perl.*
There are many groups in this hierarchy, some of which are large and noisy. I prefer comp.lang.perl.moderated for insightful comments about the language. Also comp.lang.perl.modules for questions about modules (libraries and OO programming).
 
     
Web Sites
 
CPAN
The mother of all lists of perl modules. If you wonder if someone else may have already written what you need, check CPAN first. And if you want the latest perl, it's here.
perl.com
Excellent news about perl, conferences, stories, and more. Includes pointers to the FAQ, tutorials, and references.
 
 

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1999-3-3  BobG
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