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Calculate Perl String Length 4 Jan 2012 | 06:11 am
One of the most common things you might want to do is calculate Perl string length. For instance, you might ask the user to enter some text and want to make sure that they haven't entered too much or ...
Comparing two values in Perl 30 Dec 2011 | 08:37 pm
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. For instance, you might want to dis...
Perl 6 Coding Contest 30 Dec 2011 | 07:13 pm
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 last couple of years ...
Other things you can do with Perl strings! 30 Dec 2011 | 06:46 pm
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 its ability to parse text. In fa...
Become a Regular Expression Ninja! 18 Dec 2011 | 05:27 am
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 can understand why. ... Read Ful...
Perl is Out of This World 13 Dec 2011 | 08:02 am
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 months from now...
What Your Manager Needs to Know About Perl 9 Dec 2011 | 08:15 am
Do you want to use Perl at work? Having trouble convincing your manager that Perl is the best tool for the job? ... Read Full Post
Is Perl Old Fashioned? 9 Dec 2011 | 08:15 am
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 Hasn't it been replaced by more "modern" languages such as Ruby or Python?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 answer is a resoundi...
How to Read Character Information from the World of Warcraft Servers 21 Sep 2008 | 09:34 pm
Let's say that you, like me, are addicted to World of Warcraft, and you decide that you'd like to track the progress of your characters, or maybe your friends' characters, on your personal website. ....
A Pragmatic Approach to Writing an MP3 Crawler in Perl 19 Sep 2008 | 02:03 pm
"Pragmatic" can often mean "boring" -- but this in-depth look at building a web crawler in Perl is not boring at all. In fact, it's informative and a great example of a truly useful Perl application. ...
