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Bouncing Around Perl On The Web
By David Utter
Expert Author
Article Date: 2007-10-24
Once you have trounced the rest of the Perl class in Prisoner's Dilemma and are ready to take your skills into the field, it's good to know plenty of resources exist online.
The drumbeat of PHP, Java, and Rails has been leading web developers with startup dreams away from where a lot of the last generation spent its time, with Perl, writing CGI for websites. Perl comes across more as an administration tool than a primary language for making websites dynamic these days.
Perl certainly has its place in the toolkit of the technologist, especially for its ability to shred through huge text files at a brisk pace. On the Internet, plenty of sites exist to help people with their Perl-related questions, in case one's subroutines fail to behave as expected. Not everyone can be Larry Wall.
But they can access plenty of Perl knowledge without needing Larry Wall's brain sitting in a nearby jar. As Canadian web application developer Dave Doyle noted recently, several sites merit the attention of Perl hackers.
Doyle pointed out the three big resources, Perldoc, the PerlMonks community, and CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network of Perl modules.
Also, Doyle called attention to the Perl 5 Wiki at the Perl Foundation website. The bold Perl writer can try Object Oriented Perl, a highlighted topic on the Wiki, which itself is in need of a refresh.
Those who want to keep track of the big-picture Perl discussions may want to drop PerlBuzz into their feeds. For social networking Perl fans, the PerlBuzz post on Twitter and Facebook CPAN notification tools should be welcome additions to their existing widget collections.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. Email him here.
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