Synopses & Reviews
Don't spend your time wading through manuals to learn Perl. Spend it doing what you do best - creating Web pages! Perl is quickly developed and results-oriented. With this book, you'll move seamlessly from the basics of this language to building dynamic Web sites. Combining easy-to-understand instructions with visual examples, Perl Fast & Easy? Web Development offers a unique, hands-on approach to this popular programming language that you won't find anywhere else. Less time, less effort, more results!
Synopsis
Even for Web designers and programmers, Perl can be tricky to learn, so the easy-to-understand, visual format of this book will be a welcomed alternative to a heavy-text manual.
About the Author
Leslie W. Bate is a Web developer at Computer Sciences Corporation working on the British Aerospace UK contract. At CSC, he writes applications in various languages and provides support for peers and Web authors. He has also worked for British Aerospace as a senior analyst programmer.
Table of Contents
1. Getting Started 2. Taking Your First Steps with Perl 3. Perl Data Types: Scalars 4. Operators 5. Array 6. Hashes 7. Program Flow 8. Perl Functions 9. A Diversion: HTML 10. CGI Programming 11. CGI: Making the Connection 12. Using Files in Perl 13. Sending E-mail in Perl 14. Using Perl with Databases 15. Another Diversion: JavaScript 16. The CGI.pm Module 17. Case Study: A Contact Database Appendix A: More Perl Functions Appendix B: Web Site Resources