Perl How to Program by Harvey M Deitel

Perl How to Program by Harvey M Deitel

For Perl/CGI programming courses and Internet/Web programming courses focusing on Perl/CGI in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, and Business Departments. This new book in the Deitels'How to Program series is a comprehensive guide to programming with Perl. It emphasizes the use of the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) with Perl to create powerful dynamic Web content for e-commerce applications. The book begins with a clear and careful introduction to the concepts of structured programming at a level suitable for beginners to programming, and proceeds through advanced topics such as references and complex data structures. Important topics in Perl such as regular expressions (Chapter 8) and string manipulation (Chapter 9) receive a detailed treatment. The authors address important and topical issues such as object-oriented programming (Chapter 14), the Perl database interface (DBI) (Chapter 15), graphics (Chapter 21) and security (Chapter 19). Also included is a significant treatment of XML (Chapter 22) and the Python programming language. There is a complete chapter on Web accessibility that addresses programming and technologies relevant to accessibility for people with disabilities. Appendices include detailed instructions for installation of Perl and server configuration for CGI scripts. Perl How to Program is geared toward both Unix/Linux and Windows users.

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, CEO of Deitel & Associates, Inc., has 40 years in the computing field including extensive industry and academic experience. He is one of the world's leading computer science instructors and seminar presenters. Dr. Deitel earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Boston University. He has 20 years of college teaching experience including earning tenure and serving as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Boston College before founding Deitel & Associates, Inc. with his son Paul J. Deitel. He is author or co-author of several dozen books and multimedia packages and is currently writing many more. With translations published in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Elementary Chinese, Advanced Chinese, Korean, French, Polish and Portuguese, Dr. Deitel's texts have earned international recognition. Dr. Deitel has delivered professional seminars internationally to major corporations, government organizations and various branches of the military.

Paul J. Deitel, Executive Vice President of Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management where he studied Information Technology. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc. he has delivered Internet and World Wide Web courses and programming language classes for industry clients including Compaq, Sun Microsystems, White Sands Missile Range, Rogue Wave Software, Computervision, Straws, Fidelity, Cambridge Technology Partners, Lucent TecItnologies, Adra Systems, Entergy, CableData Systems, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, the National Severe Storm Laboratory, IBM and many other organizations. He has lectured on for the Boston Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, and has taught satellite-based courses through a cooperative venture of Deitel & Associates, Inc., Prentice Hall and the Technology Education Network. He and his father, Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, are the world's best-selling Computer Science textbook authors.

Tem R. Nieto, Director of Product Development with Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied engineering and computing. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc. he has delivered courses for industry clients including Sun Microsystems, Compaq, EMC, Stratus, Fidelity, Art Technology, Progress Software, Toys "R" Us, Operational Support Facility of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Nynex, Motorola, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Banyan, Schlumberger, University of Notre Dame, NASA, various military installations and many others. He has co-authored several books and multimedia packages with the Deitels and has contributed to virtually every Deitel & Associates, Inc. publication.

David Craig McPhie recently graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude with a B.A. in Physics, having completed extensive computer science course work in C, C++, Java and Lisp. His course work included a final project using CGI to implement an online word game ("Elggob") that won accolades from his instructors and peers. Prior to collaborating on Perl How to Program, David programmed a Monte Carlo electron path modeling application for AlliedSignal, Electron Vision Group in San Diego. His other computing experience includes software test script writing and implementation with SilkTest at Cakewalk Software, and debugging courtroom simulation software code at the Education Technology Department of Harvard Law School. David has now changed venues and is studying law at Harvard Law School. He maintains an interest in technology law, and continues to use Per in Web programming for student organizations. He and his wife Erin and daughter Emily live in Cambridge, MA.

SKU	GOR002693952
ISBN 13	9780130284181
ISBN 10	0130284181
Title	Perl How to Program
Author	Harvey M Deitel
Condition	Very good
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2001-02-08
Number of pages	1057
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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