Guide to Programming with Perl 5
The Web is booming, the majority of CGI applications are coded in Perl. For this reason, there is a huge number of beginners and intermediate developers wanting to get to know Perl in general and Internet applications with Perl in particular. Learn Perl basics and get up to speed with Internet and Object Oriented programming with just one book. Packed with hints and tips, solutions and exercises, Perl Power! is the perfect jumpstart guide to the hottest features of the latest Perl release. Beginners and intermediate developers an use the intermediate developers can use the introductory chapter to get up and running with Perl 5 fast, and a tutorial on object-oriented programming will supplement knowledge and help to fully exploit the power of Perl. Since use of freely available modules dramatically accelerates the development of Perl applications, the book shows how to find the right module for common programming tasks.
- Cost: $4.00
- Pages: 464
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 0201360683
Instant CGI/Perl
The Ultimate Collection of Ready-to-Use Code and Expert Techniques for CGI/Perl. Create useful, dynamic Web pages and applications by matching the consistency of CGI with the efficiency of Perl. This powerful guide offers out-of-the-box applications you can install on your Web site, plus an in-depth examination of the object library for advanced exploration of functionality. Build information-rich relationships with users that include secure transfer of everything from names and passwords to targeted information in multi-tiered shopping carts. Topical organization will help you find what you need rapidly and begin transforming your Web site today. With this book you'll learn about: Information sharing techniques, including sessions; Data abstraction and management with DataSource Application objects; Web programming with existing database architectures; The scripts work easily with Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, and most relational databases.
- Cost: $34.99
- Pages: 1088
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 0072133872
Instant Web Scripts With CGI Perl
This book gives Internet programmers useful, professionally-written scripts to use on their Web pages and for customizing individual needs. It includes scripts for e-mail and searching HTML directories, a "Fortune Cookie" generator, a message board system, and a CGI-based database, as well as an HTML Guestbook and electronic classified ads page. The CD-ROM contains two well known libraries for Perl 4 and 5, cgi-lib.pl and cgi.pm, and custom libraries created by the authors. A CD-ROM providing professionally written scripts that can be used instantly on Web pages or customized. Chapters explain how each script is set up and how they were programed, with sections on installing and using scripts, CGI libraries, databases, HTML, CGI- based graphics and animation, and miscellaneous applications. The CD-ROM contains scripts, Perl libraries, and custom libraries. For intermediate-level CGI developers with knowledge of HTML and the CGI/Perl environment.
- Cost: $8.30
- Pages: 809
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 1558514902
Learn Perl In a Weekend
Get ready to learn the most popular programming language of the Internet! Begin your journey into the world of Perl Friday evening as you install ActivePerl and create an HTML page. On Saturday you will cover the basic building blocks of Perl, Perl operators, statements and expressions. On Sunday, you will learn object-oriented programming and how to pull your earlier sessions together in a complete Perl game program. Wrap things up as you touch on advance Perl topics including security, XML integration, and using Perl with CGI. Explains the basics of the Perl programming language in a series of seven tutorials. The book introduces scalars, arrays, hashes, file handling, statements, expressions, and the fundamentals of object- oriented programming, then ties the concepts together in an example game program. The code samples are written on the Windows XP operating system. Quick reference guide teaches you the basics of the Perl programming.
- Cost: $23.99
- Pages: 350
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 1931841772
Learning Perl
Learning Perl is a hands-on tutorial designed to get you writing useful Perl scripts as quickly as possible. Exercises (with complete solutions) accompany each chapter. A lengthy new chapter in this edition introduces you to CGI programming, while touching also on the use of library modules, references, and Perl's object-oriented constructs. Contents include: A quick tutorial stroll through Perl basics, Systematic, topic-by-topic coverage of Perl's broad capabilities, Lots of brief code examples, Programming exercises for each topic, with fully worked-out answers, How to execute system commands from your Perl program, How to manage DBM databases using Perl, and An introduction to CGI programming for the Web. This release has been expanded to cover the 5.6 release of Perl and has been rewritten from the ground up.
- Cost: $24.47
- Pages: 316
- Edition: 3rd Edition
- ISBN: 0596001320
Learning Perl on Win32 Systems
Leading Perl trainers and a Windows NT practitioner teach you to program in the language that promises to emerge as the scripting language of choice on NT. This book is the "official" guide for both formal (classroom) and informal learning. Based on the "llama book," Learning Perl on Win 32 Systems features tips for PC users and new, NT-specific examples. On Win32, Perl is a language for easily manipulating text, files, user and group profiles, performance and event logs, and Registry entries, and a distribution is available in the Windows NT Resource Kit. This book includes an introduction to "the Perl way" for Windows users; a quick tutorial stroll through Perl in one lesson; systematic, topic-by-topic coverage of Perl's broad capabilities; innumerable, bried code examples; programming exercises for each topic, with fully worked-out answers; access to NT system functions through Perl; database access with perl; and OLE automation with Perl.
- Cost: $24.47
- Pages: 282
- Edition: paperback
- ISBN: 1565923243
Mastering Algorithms With Perl
Written for readers with at least some Perl programming experience, Mastering Algorithms in Perl delivers a solid library of algorithms written in Perl for business and mathematical computing. From data structures to cryptography and more advanced mathematical algorithms, this book provides a worthwhile guide to extending Perl's coding capabilities. Topics include Perl data types, Big-O notation, data structures, queues, deques, linked lists, binary trees, sorting and searching algorithms, game and dynamic programming, sets and multisets, matrices and graphs, string matching and parsing, 2-D geometry, number systems, cryptography (including DES and RSA), probability, statistics, and numerical analysis.
- Cost: $24.47
- Pages: 684
- Edition: paperback
- ISBN: 1565923987
Mastering Perl 5
Mastering Perl 5 is like no other book on Perl. Inside, a recognized expert focuses on the latest version of the language, teaching you all the concepts and techniques you need to master, no matter how you're using Perl. Clear, complete explanations and more than 100 practical examples ensure that you find sound solutions to specific problems. Coverage includes: Mastering Perl 5 data structures, including the new references; Creating CGI scripts with Perl; Configuring your Web server for use with CGI scripts; Handling command-line input; Understanding and using regular expressions; Working with string processing; Handling file I/O; Developing e-mail solutions; Accessing Windows databases; Creating object-oriented programs; Managing the Windows Registry; Linking a database to the Web; Debugging your Perl scripts and programs. Mastering Perl 5 is designed to take the fear out of Unix and Perl, covering the key features of Perl for NT and UNIX.
- Cost: $19.99
- Pages: 926
- Edition: paperback
- ISBN: B00007FYHV
Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics
Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics covers the core Perl language and many of its module extensions, presenting them in the context of biological data and problems of pressing interest to the biological community. This book, along with Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics, forms a basic course in Perl programming. This second volume finishes the basic Perl tutorial material (references, complex data structures, object-oriented programming, use of modules--all presented in a biological context) and presents some advanced topics of considerable interest in bioinformatics. The range of topics covered in Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics prepares the reader for enduring and emerging developments in critical areas of bioinformatics programming such as: Gene finding; String alignment; Methods of data storage and retrieval (SML and databases); Modeling of networks (graphs and Petri nets); Graphics (Tk); Parallelization; Statistics (PDL).
- Cost: $27.97
- Pages: 504
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 0596003072
Mastering Perl/Tk
Perl/Tk is the marriage of the Tk graphical toolkit with Perl, the powerful programming language used primarily for system administration, web programming, and database manipulation. With Perl/Tk, you can build Perl programs with an attractive, intuitive GUI interface with all the power of Perl behind it. Mastering Perl/Tk is the "bible" of Perl/Tk: It's not only a great book for getting started, but the best reference for learning the techniques of experienced Perl/Tk programmers. The first half of the book contains the basics on how to use Perl/Tk, and then branches out into advanced applications with a series of extensive program examples. The result is a book accessible for novices, and invaluable for experienced programmers ready to learn the next step in the elegant and effective use of Perl/Tk.
- Cost: $31.47
- Pages: 768
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 1565927168
