Comparing two values in Perl
Friday December 30, 2011
Unless you know in advance exactly what values your Perl programs are going to deal with, then at some point you're going to need to test one value against another. ... Read More
Perl 6 Coding Contest
Friday December 30, 2011
What's that you say? Perl 6 hasn't been released yet?
Well, of course, you're right. Perl creator Larry Wall has been telling people at just about every Perl conference over the ... Read More
Other things you can do with Perl strings!
Friday December 30, 2011
Ok, so we're focusing on regular expressions over the next couple of weeks. But let's not forget all the other things you can do with Perl strings.
Perl is famous for ... Read More
Become a Regular Expression Ninja!
Saturday December 17, 2011
Regular expressions. You either love them, or hate them. But normally, if you hate them, it's probably because you've never taken the time to get to know them. And I ... Read More
Perl is Out of This World
Monday December 12, 2011
The Mars Curiosity Rover is now hurtling through space on its way to the Red Planet. After a mind-boggling 350 million mile journey, Curiosity is destined for arrival approximately 8.5 ... Read More
Is Perl Old Fashioned?
Thursday December 8, 2011
Many people I speak to express surprise that I'm still passionate about Perl after all these years. Hasn't it been replaced by more "modern" languages such as Ruby or Python?
The ... Read More
What Your Manager Needs to Know About Perl
Thursday December 8, 2011
Do you want to use Perl at work? Having trouble convincing your manager that Perl is the best tool for the job?
Being a COBOL shop, it never occurred to anyone ... Read More