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| Untangling Lists and Hashes Posted in Perl and CGI > Development by tutorialgrub on Mar 17, 2011
In this Part 10 of "The Perl You Need to Know" series, you will be shown how to work with Perl's list and hash data structures. |
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| Sorting Techniques Posted in Perl and CGI > Development by tutorialgrub on Mar 17, 2011
An introduction to sorting, and how to write your own sorting functions easily with perl. Includes some very common examples of sorts. |
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| Printing all CGI environment variables Posted in Perl and CGI > Development by tutorialgrub on Mar 14, 2011
This article provides a short CGI program that can print every environment variable it knows. |
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| Using CGI::Application Posted in Perl and CGI > Development by tutorialgrub on Mar 13, 2011
The author writes "CGI::Application builds upon the bedrock of CGI, adding a structure for writing truly reusable Web-applications. CGI::Application takes what works about CGI and simply provides a structure to negate some of the more onerous programming techniques that have cast an unfavorable light upon it. CGI::Application code is so universal and non-proprietary that it works exceedingly well on any operating system and Web server that supports Perl and CGI. The CGI::Application structure makes it possible for authors to distribute, for the first time, fully functional and sophisticated Web-applications via CPAN. |
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| Benchmarking Perl Posted in Perl and CGI > Development by tutorialgrub on Mar 13, 2011
In this Part 21 of "The Perl You Need To Know" series, it covers the Benchmark module รข€” the handy Perl stopwatch that allows you to time, optimize, and slim down on code. |
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| Genetic algorithms applied with Perl Posted in Perl and CGI > Development by tutorialgrub on Mar 10, 2011
Based on the Darwinian principle of survival of the fittest, genetic programming uses mutation and replication to produce algorithms for creating ever-improving computer programs. In this column, you'll get to know the genetic algorithm in simple terms. This article provides Perl implementations for some specific tasks, which you can adapt for generic use. To demonstrate the genetic algorithm, the author breeds numbers for fitness to a formula, and letters to form English words. |
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| The elegance of JAPH: Just Another Perl Hacker Posted in Perl and CGI > Development by tutorialgrub on Mar 06, 2011
A mainstay of the Perl culture, JAPH is a short script that produces the output "Just another Perl hacker." Although written for the beginner or intermediate Perl programmer, this article examines a few simple examples of the JAPH genre that will surprise and engage even the most seasoned devotee. |
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