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Learn Perl from Scratch

Delve into Perl, a popular text processing language. Gain insights into loops, strings, and arrays, progressing to complex data structures and packages. No prior knowledge required.
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Perl is one of the most popular text processing languages in the world. It allows you to create extremely efficient text parsers for all sorts of applications. This interactive course will help you get up to speed on Perl, starting off with basic concepts like loops, strings, and arrays. You'll build your way up to more complex topics like data structures and packages. No background knowledge is needed. Anyone willing to understand the principles and syntax of Perl to use it in the future will find this course useful.
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1.

Getting Started

6 Lessons

Get familiar with Perl scripting, basic syntax, comments, and printing text.

2.

Variables

5 Lessons

Get started with Perl variables, their types, dynamic access, and practical use.

3.

Operators

6 Lessons

Go hands-on with Perl operators, covering arithmetic, relational, logical, and assignment operators.

4.

Conditional Statements

9 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of Perl's conditional statements with practical challenges and solutions.

5.

Loops

15 Lessons

Solve problems in Perl loops, including while, for, foreach, until, and practical challenges.

6.

Subroutines

10 Lessons

Follow the process of defining, passing, and managing subroutines in Perl with practical challenges.

7.

Strings

6 Lessons

Master the steps to handle and manipulate strings in Perl with dynamic text formatting.

8.

Arrays

11 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in managing and manipulating arrays, including multidimensional arrays and sorting techniques.

9.

Packages

6 Lessons

Unpack the core of Perl packages, defining them, using setters/getters, and calculating area.

10.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Examine the path for continuous Perl learning and advanced concepts exploration.
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