PPL-301: Advanced Perl Programming

Overview:
This three-day programming class provides programmers the knowledge to create advanced-level PERL scripts. Students will develop the experience to automate system tasks via hands-on programming exercises in conjunction with the lecture.

Prerequisites:
Prior to attending this class, students should have the following experience:

• Intermediate PERL Programming or equivalent experience

Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Use command line options to make more effective scripts.
• Create references.
• Use advanced features of arrays and hashes.
• Create and manipulate arrays of arrays and hashes of hashes.
• Use typeglobs.
• Use advanced subroutine features.
• Build modules.
• Install CPAN modules.
• Use POD to document your modules.

Modules:

1. Command line options
2. References
3. Advanced Data Types: Arrays
4. Advanced Data Types: Hashes
5. Typeglobs
6. Advanced subroutine handling
7. Packages and namespaces
8. Building Modules
9. Installing CPAN modules
10. POD