PERL Programming

Learn all the basics of PERL Programming through this course on the same. The course starts from scratch and then takes you to the advanced level concepts for the same.

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 5h 9m | 43 Videos | 84517 Views |   Intermediate

About PERL

Software Backgrounder:

PERL is a computer programming language similar to C developed for running on Unix and Unix like systems. Though PERL is mainly used in Linux environment in the web servers its also gaining popularity for usage in Windows and Mac OSX and other OS platforms. PERL is platform independent. PERL was developed by its founder Larry Hall in the 1980s who was working with NASA at that time in the data processing department. He developed this code to make processing of NASA data faster and to produce reports from huge collection of data .

Courtesy this for the term PERL a Back Acronym has been formed called Practical Extraction and Report Language.

PERL is considered to be on of the best choices for developing Common Gateway Interface programmes courtesy its superior ability to handle Text and Images. PERL is considered to be as fast as C language but with less amount of coding and as a result of that PERL is considered an easier computer language to learn code than that with C and C++.

Applications and Usage:

PERL has two main versions available today they being PERL 5 and PERL 6. They are completely different software but have the same predecessor that is PERL. PERL 5 is extensively used for creation of Graphics Software alongside being used as a popular Common Gateway Interface programme for Apache Web Servers.

Apache Web Servers with the help of the mod_Perl can run PERL CHI scripts and that makes it an immensely popular choice for developing CHO scripts and web software with PERL language.

Courtesy its versatile usage which spans an wide array of IT services its known as “the Swiss Army chainsaw of scripting languages”. But courtesy is complex and considered jagged code it at times it also has been Back Acronymed as “Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister” which is stated to be a term given by the founder Larry Hall himself.

In-spite of its rigged coding its immensely popular with web software developers and in the web hosting industry. It also ha a decent number of followers from other spheres of the IT industry like Software Developers, Programmers, System Administrators, Network Administrators.

Software Architecture and System Requirements:

Perl is a Free Open Source Software which is available under Artistic License and the GNU General Public License. Back in the 1980s it was developed by Larry Hall while he was working at NASA for Unix Computers. Present day PERL is platform independent but is mostly used in Unix and Unix like Systems like Linux. Its popularity in the Windows platform and Windows Web Servers  have grown over the last few decades. It is stated that any software or code that has been developed properly with PERL will transfer from one Operating System to another without any problem.

PERL is considered to be one of the most versatile and popular Computer Languages developed in the world till date. Derived from the language C its similar in syntax architecture to that of the C Language but is less complex and much easier to learn than the C language.

PERL Course

This detailed course on PERL  programming has over 7 hours of in-depth lectures on the programming language and has over 38 technical lectures which is suitable for people who are interested in leaning PERL as a CGI programming language.

The detailed course on PERL has been divided into 7 Sections and 38 modules. The sections and sub modules are:

Section 1: Introduction to PERL programming

In this section you will get to learn about PERL as a programming language and how it got developed and formed. This will be your foundation to PERL and CGI.

Section 2: PERL Variables

Her in this section you will get to know about various PERL Variables and List Variables and Range Operator. You will also know about the variable # Hash.

Section 3: PERL Loops

This section will have detailed lectures on PERL Loops – Foreach and  PERL Loops – Controls. You will also be given examples and demos on PERL Loops – Controls Practical.

Section 4: PERL Operator

Here in this section you will get to learn about ‘’Redo” in PERL and various Operators like Arithmetic and Relational, CMP and others

Section 5: PERL Subroutines

In this section you will get to learn about various important aspects of PERL like Subroutine, Global variables, References and Dereference.

Section 6: PERL File I/O & Functions

Here you will learn about PERL File I/O, File I/O 2 and File I/O 3 alongside various functions String functions,  Push-pop, Shift-Unshift, Split and Grep.

Section 7: Perl Regular Expression

In this last section you will get to learn about Regex in-depth.

What are the requirements/pre-requisites?

You should have basic computer knowledge and have an basic working idea of any computer programming languages like C, C++, Java, Python. Having an idea of CGI and Apache Web Servers can be considered a plus point for undertaking this course.

Target Audience for this training

This course has been targeted at IT students and IT professionals both. So be it a person who is learning web development or software development, or a person who is working in the web servers industry or database management industry all will find it beneficial to learn this CGI programming language. PERL is used extensively with Apache web servers worldwide as a CGI script for executing web programmes so its an invaluable programme to learn for an IT professional.

FAQs – General Questions

• I am very new to PERL. Will it be difficult to learn PERL?

PERL may look complex but if you have been exposed to C or C++ or even Java programming languages you will realise how less complex it is compared to them. So all you need is a open mind to learn this language and the rest will be taken care of by our professional PERL Trainer who has designed the course in such a way that even a layman with basic programming understanding can learn and take up this course.

• What career can I build after learning PERL?

PERL is the most commonly used CGI programming language used in the world today so by learning PERL you are opening up a gateway to a career which you can build working in the filed of web and Internet technologies. You can also benefit as  a Networking and Software professional as its a less comprehensive language than C or C++ and does the job faster with lesser amount of coding. So the career benefits of learning PERL is limitless.

• Where can the concepts I learned in this training be applied?

The concepts that you will learn in this training will be applied through out your career in the web programming industry. If you are a Systems Administrator or a Software Developer then also you will gain immensely from learning of this software

• What is CGI?

CGI is the acronym for Common Gateway Interface which is a process by which the Web Servers talk and exchange information with various web software that runs on the web servers. Though CGI scripts can be be written by any programming language, courtesy a plugin of Apache known as mod_Perl most web servers use PERL in the operational back end.

• What is Apache

Apache is a modern day http web server that most web hosting companies use today. It makes possible of running various CGI programs written in PERL to run via a module called mod_Perl.

• What is Active PERL?

It is a distribution of PERL developed by the company ActiveState. The free version aimed at the open source community is very popular among web developers and software developers. ActiveState also has some paid versions of the software targeted at Business houses and big Enterprises.

• Is PERL better than C language?

PERL is less comprehensive and less structured language than C or C++ and in effect it tries to be a simpler kind of programming language compared to the other two. C though can run faster that PERL at times but complex PERL programmes can run faster than complex C programmes on a fast computer. In short PERL is a simpler language that C or C++ and lighter and less complex coding. And unlike C or C++ PERL developers believe that there are many ways to do a task and not just only one.

Course Testimonials

Regina Frost

Perl the holy grain of CGI on the Internet, who doesn’t want  to learn it! Its a language how much you might want to hate it for its complex coding its something you cant do without on the net today. When it became quite apparent that I will be working in the CGI industry PERL was surely my chosen language to pick up. By that time I was working as a web software developer and depended on C++ so once I came across this course I did not hesitate to pick it up. Now a days starting from Apache to eCommerce Gateways and normal web interfaces everything runs on PERL. Kudos to that man Larry Wall for this PERL. The tutorial presented here is comprehensive and I have gained a lot of insight on the language. So what ever my fears  were regarding learning a new programming language has got totally trashed while learning the course. It’s a good one. Take it up!

Luigi Rossi

Being a Web Programmer it was natural for me to chose to learn PERL as a coding language as so many site software are based and developed in PERL. So not learning it was not an option. Once I took up the course it has been a decent experience in learning it as the instructor has given a nice over view of the language. I liked learning the course here in this site. Thanks to EduCBA.

Raphaelle Gordon

Being an Web Development student I am learning this as a side hobby language kind of. I know how important it is to learn and use in the modern day world where everything in the Internet almost gets coded by PERL. Its complex and now a days many want to work on Python which is a simpler script but I personally like the methodology of PERL. I am personally a fan of PERL 5. The language though looks over powering at times thanks to the tutor in this site I did not have any problems in picking it up.

Yosef Memon

I always wanted to learn PERL. I am in the software development industry and I though am a C++ programmer I find PERL easy to use and less comprehensive than C++. Its a good language to learn. I also got my eyes on Python which philosophically is very different from PERL. But learning PERL is like learning the secret code of the world wide web as everything now a days are coded in PERL for the Internet industry.
So shying away from PERL is not a good idea. So I decide to take up this course. PERL has drawn inspirations from C and C++ also so learning it was easy for me. I should add here that the trainer has explained the concepts of PERL in a very easy and comfortable way for everyone to pick it up for. So it was a good decision to take up this course and learn it. It has been a good experience so far.

Career Benefits of this training

PERL happens to be the most commonly used web programming language out there in the world today. Its the most versatile application for writing CGI software and applications as PERL was mainly developed for processing texts and Internet is all about text and graphics. Graphic processing software also depend heavily on PERL for its developmental architecture. So learning PERL opens a gate way for new career opportunities in the filed of web software development and software development in graphics area. Learning PERL will place you ina higher curve over traditional C and C++ programmers. So not learning PERL is like shying away from the programming language that is driving the internet technologies of the date.