Perl - Basic Syntax
In a Nutshell - CIW Course Section 2, Part B1
Perl is a programming language, unlike JavaScript, that I had no prior experience with. I, mistakenly, thought: "You know one language, you will pick up the next easily". How wrong could I be! Yes, some of the syntax is familiar, in general terms, but a lot of it was completely alien.
Chapter Headings
As I have done with the other sections, the navigation links, to the left, are somewhat abbreviated so I have included the full chapter titles here:
- Chapter 1 - Getting Started with Perl
- Chapter 2 - Variables
- Chapter 3 - Boolean Expressions
- Chapter 4 - Decision Making and Looping
- Chapter 5 - Introduction to Arrays
- Chapter 6 - Manipulating Arrays
- Chapter 7 - Introduction to Hashes
- Chapter 8 - Hash Functions
I can imagine someone with no previous programming experience at all, struggling to come to grips with some of the concepts in here. Quite possibly, this is where classroom time might be useful.
I have worked through the section, and successfully completed the assignments, but I don't think for one moment that I have a good working knowledge of Perl.