There's much more to Perl than just the basic language; it comes with a rich set of modules built in to the distribution, and there's a further huge library available (The CPAN). Documentation is available in the Perl download, on line, and in a wide variety of books, and if you're looking for more interactive assistance there are forums, news groups, and chat rooms. There are even Perl user groups that meet around the world.
This topic is presented on public courses
Perl Programming,
Perl for Larger Projects,
Perl bootcamp
Examples from our training material
| ac1 | perl -w / turning warnings on and off |
| colpert | printing coloured text in your terminal window |
| mod_demo | Use of standard modules |
| tolatlong | UK Ordnance Survey Grid Reference to Latitude / Longitude convertor |
| wholenumbers | The integer pragma illustrated |
Background information
Some modules are
available for download as a sample of our material or under an
Open Training Notes License for free download from
http://www.training-notes.co.uk.
Topics covered in this module
Standard Perl modules.
Pragmata.
Standard modules.
The CPAN.
Installing from CPAN - an individual module.
Installing from the CPAN - using the CPAN module.
Installing modules via the Perl Package Manager.
WhatÕs on the CPAN?.
Utility programs.
Documentation.
Web resources.
Newsgroups.
Perl information in newsgroups.
A note of caution.
Forums.
Chat.
Books.
Meeting users, getting local support and training.
User Groups.
List Servers.
Well House Consultants.
Complete learning
If you are looking for a complete course and not just a information on a single subject, visit our
Listing and schedule page.
Well House Consultants specialise in training courses in
Python,
Perl,
PHP, and
MySQL. We run
Private Courses throughout the UK (and beyond for longer courses), and
Public Courses at our training centre in Melksham, Wiltshire, England.
It's surprisingly cost effective to come on our public courses -
even if
you live in a different
country or continent to us.
We have a technical library of over 600 books on the subjects on which we teach.
These books are available for reference at our training centre. Also
available is the Opentalk
Forum for discussion of technical questions.