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Presents the complex techniques for production-ready Perl programs. Explains methods for manipulating data and objects and sets Perl in the context of a larger environment, providing the background needed for dealing with networks, databases, and GUIs. Major topics covered include object-oriented programming; complex data structures; using a database; networking; graphical interfaces, using the Tk toolkit; interaction with C language functions; embedding and extending the Perl interpreter; and selected internals. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR


Book Description
So you've learned Perl, but you're getting frustrated. Perhaps you've taken on a larger project than the ones you're used to. Or you want to add a user interface or a networking component. Or you need to do more complicated error trapping. Whether your knowledge of Perl is casual or deep, this book will make you a more accomplished programmer. Here you can learn the complex techniques for production-ready Perl programs. This book explains methods for manipulating data and objects that may have looked like magic before. Furthermore, it sets Perl in the context of a larger environment, giving you the background you need for dealing with networks, databases, and GUIs. The discussion of internals helps you program more efficiently and embed Perl within C or C within Perl. Major topics covered include: Practical use of packages and classes (object-oriented programming)Complex data structuresPersistence (e.g., using a database)NetworkingGraphical interfaces, using the Tk toolkitInteraction with C language functionsEmbedding and extending the Perl interpreter In addition, the book patiently explains all sorts of language details you've always wanted to know more about, such as the use of references, trapping errors through the eval operator, non-blocking I/O, when closures are helpful, and using ties to trigger actions when data is accessed. You will emerge from this book a better hacker, and a proud master of Perl.

ANNOTATION

This publication advances your Perl scripting. skills beyond the bounds of elementary script constructs, and into the realm of production-ready scripts within the context of network, database and GUI environments. Covers such advanced features as run-time evaluation, persistence, code generation, and the innards of the Perl interpreter. Discusses data references, complex data structure implementation, typeglobs, symbol tables, structure references and closures. Reviews object-oriented programming, then dives into the essence of this publication, sockets networking, RPC implementation, and Perl/Tk user interface scripting. Examines template driven code generation, and shows how to extend Perl and embed scripts.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Whether your knowledge of Perl is casual or deep, this book will make you a more accomplished programmer. Here you can learn the complex techniques for production-ready Perl programs. This book explains methods for manipulating data and objects that may have looked like magic before. Furthermore, it sets Perl in the context of a larger environment, giving you the background you need for dealing with networks, databases, and GUIs. The discussion of internals helps you program more efficiently and embed Perl within C, or C within Perl. In addition, the book patiently explains all sorts of language details you've always wanted to know more about, such as the use of references, trapping errors through the eval operator, non-blocking I/O, when closures are helpful, and using ties to trigger actions when data is accessed. You will emerge from this book a better hacker, and a proud master of Perl.

SYNOPSIS

So you've learned Perl, but you're getting frustrated. Perhaps you've taken on a larger project than the ones you're used to. Or you want toadd a user interface or a networking component. Or you need to domore complicated error trapping.

Whether your knowledge of Perl is casual or deep, this book will makeyou a more accomplished programmer. Here you can learn the complextechniques for production-ready Perl programs. This book explainsmethods for manipulating data and objects that may have looked likemagic before. Furthermore, it sets Perl in the context of a larger environment, giving you the background you need for dealing with networks, databases, and GUIs. The discussion of internals helps you program more efficiently and embed Perl within C, or C within Perl.

Major topics covered include:Practical use of packages and classes (object-oriented programming)Complex data structuresPersistence (e.g., using a database)NetworkingGraphical interfaces, using the Tk toolkitInteraction with C language functionsEmbedding and extending the Perl interpreterSelected internals

In addition, the book patiently explains all sorts of language detailsyou've always wanted to know more about, such as the use ofreferences, trapping errors through the eval operator, non-blockingI/O, when closures are helpful, and using ties to trigger actions whendata is accessed. You will emerge from this book a better hacker, anda proud master of Perl.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

Presents the complex techniques for production-ready Perl programs. Explains methods for manipulating data and objects and sets Perl in the context of a larger environment, providing the background needed for dealing with networks, databases, and GUIs. Major topics covered include object-oriented programming; complex data structures; using a database; networking; graphical interfaces, using the Tk toolkit; interaction with C language functions; embedding and extending the Perl interpreter; and selected internals. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION

Sriram Srinivasan ("Ram") is an expert on distributed object technologies, and develops Java middleware at WebLogic, San Francisco, for fun and profit. He actively pursues his interests in programming languages, databases, transaction processing, networking, and meaningful user interfaces.

Sriram has been an enthusiastic user and teacher of Perl for the last six years, and currently teaches a course on advanced Perl programming for the extension program at the University of California at Berkeley. In his spare time, he dabbles in Indian classical music, charcoal drawing, cooking, and biking, and dreams of the day when he can say, "In his spare time, he dabbles in programming languages, ...".