Higher-order Perl : a guide to program transformation / Mark Jason Dominus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dominus, Mark Jason, 1969-

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perl (Computer program language).

Object-oriented programming (Computer science).

Physical Description:

xviii, 582 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, [2005]

Summary:

Most Perl programmers were originally trained as C and Unix programmers, so the Perl programs that they write bear a strong resemblance to C programs. However, Perl incorporates many features that have their roots in other languages such as Lisp. These advanced features are not well understood and are rarely used by most Perl programmers, but they are very powerful. They can automate tasks in everyday programming that are difficult to solve in any other way. One of the most powerful of these techniques is writing functions that manufacture or modify other functions. For example, instead of writing ten similar functions, a programmer can write a general pattern or framework that can then create the functions as needed according to the pattern. For several years Mark Jason Dominus has worked to apply functional programming techniques to Perl. Now Mark brings these flexible programming methods that he has successfully taught in numerous tutorials and training sessions to a wider audience.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1558607013

OCLC:

56086063