INTERMEDIATE PERL,2/ED (COVERS PERL 5.14)

About the Book: Intermediate Perl: 2nd Edition This book picks up right where Learning Perl leaves off. WithIntermediate Perl, youll graduate from short scripts to much largerprograms, using features that make Perl a general-purpose language.This gentle but thorough guide introduces you to modules, complexdata structures, and object-oriented programming. Each chapter is small enough to be read in just an hour or two,ending with exercises to help you practice what youve learned. Ifyoure familiar with the material in Learning Perl and have theambition to go further, Intermediate Perl will teach you most ofthe core Perl language concepts you need for writing robustprograms on any platform. Topics include: Packages and namespaces References and scoping, including regular expressionreferences Manipulating complex data structures Object-oriented programming Writing and using modules Testing Perl code Contributing to CPAN Just like Learning Perl, material in this book closely followsthe popular introductory Perl course the authors have taught since1991. This second edition covers recent changes to the language upto version 5.14. Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Using Modules Chapter 3 Intermediate Foundations Chapter 4 Introduction to References Chapter 5 References and Scoping Chapter 6 Manipulating Complex Data Structures Chapter 7 Subroutine References Chapter 8 Filehandle References Chapter 9 Regular Expression References Chapter 10 Practical Reference Tricks Chapter 11 Building Larger Programs Chapter 12 Creating Your Own Perl Distribution Chapter 13 Introduction to Objects Chapter 14 Introduction to Testing Chapter 15 Objects with Data Chapter 16 Some Advanced Object Topics Chapter 17 Exporter Chapter 18 Object Destruction Chapter 19 Introduction to Moose Chapter 20 Advanced Testing Chapter 21 Contributing to CPAN Appendix Answers to Exercises Index of Modules in this Book Index Colophon About the Authors: Randal L. Schwartz, brian d foy, Tom Phoenix Rand