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Mention the terms "web programming" and "regular expressions" and Perl is sure to come to mind. Perl has established itself as one of the major scripting languages, yet this powerful language is for much more than writing CGI scripts and text processing. Its crossplatform nature and modular interface mean that it can take on almost any task. A natural followup to "Professional Perl Programming", this comprehensive work provides an indepth exploration of Perl integration with different technologies. It is also backed up with case studies and contains full coverage of Perl`s capabilities in realworld situations. If you not only want to find out what you can do with Perl, but also how to do it, then this book could be for you. This book is aimed at professional Perl developers who need to integrate this powerful language into realworld applications. With its broad and deep coverage of key topics in advanced Perl programming, this book is an essential read for developers who are interested in integrating Perl with various technologies and developing sophisticated applications. Building on a working knowledge of Perl, this book provides clear and detailed coverage of its topics using illustrative examples. Even experienced Perl programmers are certain to find something new in this book about this genuinely extensible language. Perl is not only the scripting language of choice for many people, but a powerful programming language that can be used to develop serious applications. Backed by numerous libraries, this language is capable of performing just about any task.This book examines the Perl libraries that are most interesting to developers of professional, realworld applications. It covers web client and server programming, manipulating data in databases and LDAP servers, network and distributed programming, embedding Perl into web pages (templates, HTML::Mason, HTML::Embperl, Apache::ASP, and PerlScript), mathematical and computational applications, graphics and GUI programming, and creating and manipulating XML.
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