Perl for C Programmers

by Oualline, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780735712287
• ISBN10: 073571228X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

The Perl book written for the C and C++ programmer.Perl for C Programmersteaches what's similar and different between Perl and C/C++ and how to then utilize Perl to the fullest. 80% of the people who start using Perl for the first time come with a background in the C or C++ programming language. This book is written for those people. Perl is becoming one of the most common languages used in web development because of its powerful ability for text manipulation. There is a large need for Perl books that clearly explain how to use Perl in terms the reader can understand. The primary audience coming to learn Perl is C and C++ programmers.

Table of Contents

Using Perl	p. 1
Exploring Perl	p. 3
Perl Basics	p. 35
Arrays	p. 53
Regular Expressions	p. 71
Perl's New Syntax	p. 101
Hashes, References, and Complex Data Structures	p. 113
Subroutines and Modules	p. 131
Object-Oriented Programming	p. 147
Advanced I/O	p. 161
POD	p. 171
Under the Hood	p. 183
CGI Programming	p. 189
Creating GUIs with Tk	p. 213
Combining C and Perl with Inline::C	p. 233
Putting It All Together	p. 249
Cookbook	p. 293
Creating Modules	p. 355
Appendixes	p. 373
Installing Perl	p. 375
Turning Perl Scripts into Commands	p. 383
Beyond Perl	p. 389
Index	p. 397
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