Perl is a general-purpose programming language with over one million users. It has become the language of choice for Web development, text processing, Internet services, mail filtering, graphical programming, systems administration, and every other task requiring portable and easily developed solutions. Sam Tregar tells programmers how best to use and contribute modules to the Open Source repository known as CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network).
Introduces all aspects of CPAN: network topology, system navigation, the CPAN package manager, and the module submission process Guides the reader through the entire Perl module design and development process Provides valuable information regarding writing both C and CGI application modules for CPAN Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Sam Tregar
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