With more than a million dedicated programmers, Perl has proven to be
the best computing language for the latest trends in computing and
business. While other languages have stagnated, Perl remains fresh,
thanks to its community-based development model, which encourages the
sharing of information among users. This tradition of knowledge-sharing
allows developers to find answers to almost any Perl question they can
dream up.
And you can find many of those answers right here in Perl Hacks. Like
all books in O'Reilly's Hacks Series, Perl Hacks appeals to a variety
of programmers, whether you're an experienced developer or a dabbler who
simply enjoys exploring technology. Each hack is a short lesson--some
are practical exercises that teach you essential skills, while others
merely illustrate some of the fun things that Perl can do. Most hacks
have two parts: a direct answer to the immediate problem you need to
solve right now and a deeper, subtler technique that you can adapt to
other situations. Learn how to add CPAN shortcuts to the Firefox web
browser, read files backwards, write graphical games in Perl, and much
more.
For your convenience, Perl Hacks is divided by topic--not according
toany sense of relative difficulty--so you can skip around and stop at
any hack you like. Chapters include:
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Productivity Hacks
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User Interaction
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Data Munging
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Working with Modules
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Object Hacks
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Debugging
Whether you're a newcomer or an expert, you'll find great value in Perl
Hacks, the only Perl guide that offers somethinguseful and fun for
everyone.
