Perl Technology

Course Overview: Mastering the Basics of Perl

What We Will Explore Together

1. The Anatomy of Perl (Syntax): We’ll start with the unique way Perl "talks," including its use of Sigils—special symbols like $, @, and % that tell you exactly what kind of data you are handling.
2. Data Structures: You will learn the difference between Scalars (single pieces of data), Arrays (ordered lists), and Hashes (key-value dictionaries).
3. The Power of Text Manipulation: Perl’s "superpower" is Regular Expressions (Regex). I will show you how to find, extract, and change specific patterns of text across thousands of files in seconds.
4. Logical Flow: We will cover how to control your program using loops and conditional statements, focusing on Perl’s readable, English-like syntax (such as the unless and until operators).
5. File Handling in Perl: Reading and Writing Data, File handling is the process of connecting your Perl script to external files on your computer. This allows you to read logs, save reports, or modify configuration files automatically.
6. Understanding Perl References: A reference is a scalar (a single $ variable) that "points" to another variable (an Array, Hash, or even a Subroutine).

Will be covering the above topics plus few others on demand basis.