Book Description
The fastest, easiest way to learn how to use Perl for Web development!
Provides step-by-step lessons for learning the basics of Perl, and for applying Perl in Web development.
The book's easy-to-understand, practical style is perfect for the non-programmer who wants to learn how to use Perl for building dynamic Web sites.
Written by a successful author, trainer, and consultant with years of experience and strong ties to the Perl community. Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours, Second Edition teaches readers new to Perl the necessary basics of Perl and then shows them how to apply that knowledge in real-world Web development. The book is divided into three sections- the first third of the book teaches the basics of the Perl language; the second third of the book builds on this foundation, and shows the reader how to interact with the file system, operating system, and network; and the last third of the book focuses on Web development. It begins with the basics of CGI and then moves quickly into building common Web solutions such as data collection, multi-page forms, e-mail forms, and using Perl as a Web templating system.
Clinton Pierce is a software engineer, programming instructor, and Web developer and consultant. For the past five years he has been answering Perl questions on Usenet, writing Perl coursework, and teaching Perl. He currently writes Perl software for Decision Consultants, Inc., and he trains other programmers on UNIX internals, UNIX system programming and administration, and Perl programming. Pierce has been published in the Perl Journal and is also the author of Perl Developer's Dictionary.
Synopsis
Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours, Second Edition teaches readers new to Perl the necessary basics of Perl and then shows them how to apply that knowledge in real-world Web development. The book is divided into three sections: the first third of the book teaches the basics of the Perl language; the second third of the book builds on this foundation, and shows the reader how to interact with the file system, operating system, and network; and the last third of the book focuses on Web development. It begins with the basics of CGI and then moves quickly into building common Web solutions such as data collection, multi-page forms, e-mail forms, and using Perl as a Web templating system.
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