Programming Perl in the .NET Environment [Paperback]

Yevgeny Menaker (Author), Michael Saltzman (Author), Robert J. Oberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130652067 | ISBN-13: 978-0130652065 | Publication Date: October 4, 2002 | Edition: 1

With Perl.NET it is now possible to use and create .NET components and to wrap existing Perl modules so that they are available to all .NET compliant languages. Perl.NET enables you to enjoy both worlds - .NET and Perl. By combining their features you'll have an ability to develop powerful robust components that may be reused in other .NET applications. This book provides many programs that illustrate features of Perl and .NET. The programs are clearly labeled in the text, and they are available through the associated Web site. There is also a case study that illustrates many features of Perl and .NET working together in combination, as they would in a practical application. The authors show you how to use .NET classes in Perl programs and how to create .NET components using Perl. Important .NET classes are surveyed, and there is coverage of using .NET in specific areas, including graphical user interfaces, database programming using ADO.NET, XML, ASP.NET and Web services. Also, in the appendix "C# Survival Guide" you will see how Perl interoperates with .NET languages, using C#, the language designed for .NET, as an example.

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From the Back Cover

• Master PerlNET: the best of Perl and .NET together!
• Build fully compliant .NET components in Perl
• Practical, hands-on coverage of programming with Perl for Windows Forms, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, and more
• Running case study: see how Perl and .NET concepts work together in a business application
• Foreword by Dick Hardt, CEO of ActiveState

Get the best of both worlds: Perl flexibility and .NET power!

ActiveState's new PerlNET combines the incredibly flexible and useful Perl programming language with the immense resources and power of Microsoft's .NET platform. Programming Perl in the .NET Environment will help you make the most of Perl and .NET together—whether you're already familiar with Perl, or .NET, or neither. Using extensive code examples and a running case study, this book gives you practical insight for building robust object-oriented PerlNET applications, graphical user interfaces, database applications, and a whole lot more.

• A practical overview of the .NET Framework and Common Language Runtime
• Complete Perl programming review: operators, arrays, hashes, object-oriented Perl, and more
• Using and creating .NET components with PerlNET
• Leveraging the full power of the .NET Framework Classes
• Graphical Perl programming with Windows Forms
• Database integration with ADO.NET
• Easy Web application and service development with Perl for ASP.NET (PerlASPX)
• A detailed appendix on Visual Perl, the full-featured Perl plug-in for Visual Studio .NET

About the Author

YEVGENY MENAKER is a developer, author, and Linux consultant. He has managed an Internet applications team focusing on new and advanced Internet technologies for the past three years.He has also worked in a bioinformatics research group developing Perl and Web applications.

MICHAEL SALTZMAN is the founder of /training/etc, a firm that specializes in Java, Perl, C/C++, Unix/Linux, Oracle, and XML training. He has been actively involved in writing courseware and teaching for over 25 years, and is author of Modern Perl Programming (Prentice Hall PTR).

DR. ROBERT J. OBERG is founder and President of Object Innovations, a leading developer of integrated courseware on .NET and other strategic software. He is editor of the Integrated .NET Series from Object Innovations and Prentice Hall PTR. Oberg's recent books include Introduction to C# Using .NET. He is also co-author of Application Development Using C# and .NET (Prentice Hall PTR).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (October 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130652067
• ISBN-13: 978-0130652065
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,318,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Programming Perl in the .Net Environment, December 29, 2002

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"cadayton" (Bow, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming Perl in the .NET Environment (Paperback)

This book was not only extremely valuable to me in understanding how to use Perl in the .Net Environmental, but also contains the best presentation of how to build pure Perl Modules that I have read to date. These concepts really jelled for me after reading and utilizing the examples presented in the book.

With my limited experience in object oriented programming, this book presented the topics in the right order to overcome my lack of OO experience.

I did have a few instances of failing to find specific terms in the index.

This book will continue to be a valuable resource as I continue to refine my Perl skills in creating perl modules and utilizing Perl in the .Net environment.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Programming Perl in the .NET Environment, July 9, 2003

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Nathan McFeters - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming Perl in the .NET Environment (Paperback)

Love Perl but wish it had the ability to work with the .NET framework? Well, this is the book for you! Let me tell you, if you program with Perl, then this book will earn its purchase price again and again. I've always loved the ease of programming in Perl, especially how well it works with sockets and network programming, but these days, you've got to be able to program Graphical User Interfaces. I've never been able to master programming GUI's using Tcl/Tk, but the C# like format of programming Visual Perl made creating Windows Forms a snap. The book gives so many examples of working with the .NET classes in any practical situation. Its got a great format including a discussion of programming with the .NET framework, a strong overview of programming in Perl, and of course the definitive guidelines to programming in PerlNET. It covers creating your own classes, components, forms, database interaction, and working with ASP.NET. It also gives an overview of working with the CPAN modules which is invaluable. The authors are intelligent, well-spoken, and are clearly experts in this particular area. You have GOT to buy this book!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strange mix - comes up quite well, October 23, 2002

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Yaniv Harpaz (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Programming Perl in the .NET Environment (Paperback)

Can you mix Perl and Dot.NET ??
I didn't think so till now.

I found the mix of Perl and Dot.NET quite strange - that's why I was surprise to see a book on that matter.

I felt very curious to see how can it work together.

Perl has lots of advantages that make it such an enormous success - very easy to write fast and efficient code.
Ask any unix admin / programmer.

The way Perl works with the rich options of Microsoft's new engine is good. I like the combination. It works well, the examples are quite good.

The first part of the book looks similar to every Dot.NET one can find, but the second part is the value for this book - and that's why I liked it.

Good techinal explainations and examples.
It was a good investment for me.