Power of Perl :: Learn Basic and Advanced Perl Programming

Name: Power of Perl :: Learn Basic and Advanced Perl Programming
Rating: 4.4 (754 reviews)

Crash course covering basic & advanced Perl scripting. A must have for Digital VLSI Design and Verification enthusiasts.

Created byRobin Garg

Last updated 10/2018

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What you'll learn

Thoroughly Learn, Develop, Test, and Hone Programming Skills in Perl
Prepare for a Job in the IT/Semiconductor Industry
Be prepared to face an Interview with confidence
Use Perl to solve important problems

Course content

6 sections • 17 lectures • 2h 21m total length

Introduction5:06
Discover the power of Perl, a high-level, open-source scripting language with powerful regular expressions. Apply hands-on basics and advanced concepts like file operations, MySQL interfacing, and HTML generation.

First Perl Program9:12
Write your first Perl program and learn the shebang interpreter line, the minus W flag or use warnings, and use strict for variable checks, including hello world printing.
Data Types12:24
Learn the three perl data types: scalars, arrays, and hashes; understand scalar values, the dollar sigil, and my scope, plus array indexing, push/pop, and hash key-value access.
Operators6:04
Explore Perl operators across numeric, string, coding, boolean, and list categories, including increment and decrement, concatenation, bitwise shifts, comparison, and common helpers like split, join, sort, reverse, and grep.
Loops and Conditional Statements7:41
Explore Perl loops and conditional statements, including for, for each, until, and while; use dollar underscore for the current element, print arrays and hashes, and enforce braces.
Subroutines5:02
Learn how Perl subroutines group related statements into tasks, pass arguments by value or reference, and support recursion to compute results like factorial, improving readability and modularity.

File Read and Write Operations12:53
Learn Perl file read and write operations by opening files with handles, performing read, write, and append actions, using tests (-e, -r, -w) and error handling.
SpreadSheet Read and Write Operations12:23
Discover how to read and write Excel spreadsheets in Perl, using Spreadsheet::WriteExcel and Spreadsheet::ParseExcel to create workbooks and worksheets, perform writes, and read data.
Spreadsheet Formatting Examples6:02
Explore Perl spreadsheet formatting with write Excel and parse Excel modules, setting column widths, alignments, color, bold, and font, while reading, writing, and formatting cells and formulas.
SQL basics12:31
Master the basics of the structured query language for managing databases and tables, and learn to interface Perl with MySQL for data operations like insert, select, and delete.
Interfacing Perl with MSSQL Server12:59
Learn how to connect Perl to a SQL server using a DSN and DB module, then perform select, insert, and delete operations with prepare, execute, and fetch row array.
Brief Overview of HTML3:50
Explore html basics, including doctype, html, head, and body, and learn how to generate html documents using a user created perl module to produce html content.
Creating Perl Module and HTML content10:41
Discover how to build a Perl module as a package, define subroutines, and generate HTML content with an HTML handler that formats headers, colors, lists, tables, and links.

Requirements

Knowledge of at-least one high level programming language (say C, C++, etc.)
Passion for Learning and Programming
Determination to Code with Focus
Interest to learn Basic and Advanced Perl

Description

Perl stands for Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. It was developed in 1987 by Larry Wall, and it has evolved over time. It’s a High-Level Scripting Language supporting powerful regular expressions.

This course aims at showcasing the power of Perl using Perl5.26.2.

It starts with a video on how to get a working Perl setup and progresses on to discuss very basic concepts in the beginning. Moving further, it sheds light on more advanced Perl constructs and capabilities, which are more useful and relevant to the present day Industry.
It's pretty hands-on course where each line of the code is discussed in-depth and impact of change in any line of the code is shown real-time on a Perl Interpreter.
Perl is used extensively in the Digital VLSI industry. It’s used across multiple verticals - Design, Design Verification, Automation, CAD, Tools, etc. and hence this course is useful for anyone and everyone looking to learn about (or enhance) Perl, and land a Job in the Industry (Semiconductor or IT)

Advanced Perl Constructs discussed in this course includes:

Regular Expressions,
File Read and Write Operations,
Excel SpreadSheet Read and Write Operations,
Interfacing with MSSQL databases,
Generating HTML formatted content, and
Creating/Using Perl Modules

Aim of this Course

Is to help:
Beginners get started with Perl,
Professional hone their Perl skill set, and
Experts refresh their Perl knowledge,

Topics Covered

1. Introduction
2. Course Overview
3. Finding Perl
4. Perl Basics – Getting Started
First Perl Program, Data Types, Operators, Loops, Conditional Statements, Subroutines
5. Regular Expressions
  Special Characters, Quantifiers, Anchors
6. File Read and Write Operations
  Few Facts, File Checks, File Read, Write, Append, and Read Write
7. SpreadSheet Read and Write Operations (including various formatting operations)
  Relevant Modules to use, SpreadSheet Read, SpreadSheet Write (with various formatting operations)
8. Interfacing with MSSQL databases
  SQL Basics (How to create a database and table, how to use a database, how to insert into, query from and delete from a database), Using Perl to connect to MSSQL database and perform various different table operations.
9. Generating HTML formatted content (Using User created Perl Module)
  HTML very brief overview, How to create and use a Perl Module, Generate HTML formatted content in Perl using the generated Perl Module.

Why Use Perl?

Perl is High Level Interpreted language with faster development time and is well suited to perform many automation tasks
Can help secure a Job as its widely used in the Industry (IT and Semiconductor)
In Digital VLSI Industry, it’s used across multiple verticals - Design, Design Verification, Automation, CAD, Tools, etc.
It facilitates easy creation of multiple applications using large number of inbuilt modules

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to make this course as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty is implied. The author shall have neither the liability nor the responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this course or other resources accompanying this course.
This course is an independent work of the author and is not endorsed by his employer.

Who this course is for:

Students of Computer Science, IT, Electronics (EEE, ECE, E&I), VLSI, Digital/Embedded System Design, and Microelectronics, who want to get ready for a Job in the IT & Semiconductor Industry.
Digital VLSI Design Verification Enthusiasts (Beginners, Professionals, Experts)
Engineers looking to build a career in VLSI Front-End Design Verification

Power of Perl :: Learn Basic and Advanced Perl Programming

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 5min

Course Overview1 lecture • 5min

Finding Perl2 lectures • 5min

Perl Basics - Getting Started5 lectures • 40min

Regular Expressions1 lecture • 15min

Advanced Perl7 lectures • 1hr 11min

Requirements

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