{"product_id":"9781118085189","title":"Perl For Dummies","description":"In the days before personal computers, BASIC was the easy programming language to learn, and serious programmers learned FORTRAN or COBOL to do “real work.” Today, many people have discovered that Perl is both a great beginning programming language and one that enables them to write powerful programs with little effort. \u003cp\u003eIf you’re interested in discovering how to program (or how others program), \u003ci\u003ePerl For Dummies, 4th Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e is for you. If you already know something about programming (but not about Perl), this book is also for you. If you’re already an expert programmer, you’re still welcome to read this book; you can just skip the basic stuff (you never know what kind of new tips and tricks you’ll pick up).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis reference guide shows you how to use Perl under many different operating systems, such as UNIX, many flavors of Windows (Windows 95\/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP), and Macintosh OS 9 and OS X; in fact, Perl runs on many more operating systems than these.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere's a sampling of what \u003ci\u003ePerl For Dummies, 4th Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e has to offer:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInstalling Perl on various platforms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNailing down the basics of building Perl programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorking with text and numbers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstructing lists and working with them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating conditionals and loops\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelving into more advanced features such as operators and functions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReading and writing files and directories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing subroutines for modularity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemystifying Web server programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating your own Internet clients\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Perl programming language enables you to write fully working computer programs with just a few steps. It’s particularly good at common programming tasks, such as reading and writing text files, but it also excels at reducing the work that programmers have to do. \u003ci\u003ePerl For Dummies, 4th Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to do all of that and how to modify programs to your heart’s content. After all, one of the common phrases in the world of Perl programmers is, “There's more than one way to do it.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078083494128,"sku":"9781118085189","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118085189_p0.jpg?v=1763692631","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118085189","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}