Introduction to Perl Programming

Perl is a fast, powerful, and incredibly flexible programming language. It is widely used throughout the software development industry for many reasons; it is easy to learn, works on any operating system, and it’s open source. New programmers and experienced developers alike use Perl for a wide range of tasks. From writing simple scripts to automate your work, to creating large-scale projects, this language can get the job done in any scenario.

No matter what your experience level is, anyone can learn Perl. This class assumes no prior technical knowledge – everything you need to get started will be covered in the lessons. The following topics will be discussed:

Scalars
Arrays
Hashes
Conditionals (if, else, else if)
Loops (while, for, foreach)
Subroutines (functions)
References
Reading and Writing to Files

With these fundamentals under your belt, you will be fully capable of writing your own code. After these lessons, there will be a short project that involves writing a script that’ll give you a taste of what automation is like with Perl.
Enjoy!