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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. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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, cover the basic building blocks of Perl, Perl operators, statements, and expressions. On Sunday, learn object-oriented programming and pull your earlier sessions together in a complete Perl game program. Wrap things up as you touch on advanced Perl topics including security, XML integration, and using Perl with CGI.
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