Re: A moment with Perl

[McDarren]

Howdy :)

I endorse what my friend says about Data::Dumper. Extremely useful. Although, personally I like to use Data::Dumper::Simple - almost the same thing, but just a little easier to use and the output is slighly more user-friendly. Some people may recommend against this as it uses source-filtering, but my view is that for testing it is fine - I just make sure it never makes it into any production code.

The other thing that you may find useful is the Perl Data Structures Cookbook (PDSC).

And, if you are prepared to spend a few dollars, then Intermediate Perl is one of the best books (IMHO) for an introduction to references and data structures.

Hope this helps,
Darren :)

[Lady_Aleena]

McDarren;

I will look at Data::Dumper::Simple sometime soon though Data::Dumper isn't all that bad. I am not sure I understand what source-filtering is. There is a lot that I will have to remember to take out my my code when the scripts are done. The PDSC looks interesting, I will look into that more closely. As for buy that book, I think I need to get a beginners' book first, when we can afford it, instead of an intermediate one. When things are better, and the next time I am in the area of a bookstore, I will look into buying one.

Have a wonderful day...