Kurs: Perl Advanced

Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language) is a powerful programming language giving you a lot of possibilities. Lots of possibilities is a good thin, but it also means that very few can claim to have total control. Even experienced programmers frequently learns new mechanisms and modules.

This course is a roadmap towards a more advanced use of Perl.

Goals

After this course you will be a more efficient Perl-developer. You will master new techniques to measure and tune the performance of your programs. You will be able to use modules to simpify work with technologies like LDAP and XML, and know what is new in Perl6.

You will know about advanced techniques to make programs with multi-language support, GUI etc. In short: You will be better equipped for using much of Perls advanced possibilities.

Audience

Developers who know their way around basic Perl, but wishes to become more professional and more efficient in using it.

Course Summary

• News in Perl6
• Performance testing and debugging
• Special considerations for a scandinavian programmer (i18n, localization, etc)
• How to access common technologies like LDAP, SOAP and .Net from Perl
• Perl and XML
• GUI-programming in Perl
• What the expert should know
• Tips and tricks about commandline parsing, use of AutoLoader, Threads, etc.

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This course assumes that you have participated in, or have knowledge equivalent to Perl Fundamentals

This means that you should be able to master basic syntax, use of regular expressions, arrays and hashes, and have experience writing Perl-programs solving practical tasks.