Perl
- Perl's class syntax
- Perl's inheritence mechanism
- Changing the default directory structure on Unix
- Fixing the 'Premature end of script headers' error message
- Installing the Exceptions::Class package for handling exceptions
- Installing the DBI and DBD-mysql packages for MySQL support
- Installing the Mail-Sendmail packages for Email support
Perl was probably the most difficult implementation but well worth the effort, I think.
For those new to Perl, I suggest you try PHP. If you persist with Perl, I hope Jasper's simple class hierarchy makes learning Perl and particularly Perl object-oriented programming a little less daunting.
External links
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Downloading the Latest Version of Perl
Links to binary distributions start about halfway down the page, in the 'Binary Distributions' section. I recommend the 'ActivePerl' distribution for Windows. -
Tutorials
I found 'perltoot' or 'Tom's object-oriented tutorial for Perl' most helpful during development. I think the 'Beginner's object-oriented tutorial' is heavy going, even for non-beginners.
Last updated: Sunday, 23rd October 2011, 06:20 PM
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