Getting Started with Perl 5
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Description
Once one of the world's most popular programming languages, Perl remains the driver behind countless mission-critical applications in industry and academia. It is a general-purpose scripting language that borrows from other languages such as C and AWK. Learn the ins and outs of Perl with Eric Greene and meet the challenge head-on the next time you're asked to write or modify a Perl script.
Table of Contents
| 00:00:00 | Introduction |
| 00:01:11 | Overview of Perl 5 |
| 00:13:16 | Getting Started with Perl 5 |
| 00:21:47 | Hello World (Demo) |
| 00:35:49 | Storing Data with Variables |
| 00:42:46 | Using Scalar, Array, and Hash Variables (Demo) |
| 00:48:01 | Performing Operations on Data |
| 00:51:03 | Using Common Operators (Demo) |
| 00:57:25 | Controlling the Execution of Code |
| 01:02:05 | Using Decisions and Loops (Demo) |
| 01:12:28 | Organizing Code with Subroutines |
| 01:18:58 | Coding Subroutines (Demo) |
| 01:22:32 | Using the File System |
| 01:24:51 | Reading and Writing Files (Demo) |
| 01:28:58 | Conclusion |
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- Perl Sample Code (requires a paid subscription)
Series
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