Rescue legacy code with modulinos
How the modules-as-programs pattern provides a development path for scripts
Perl v5.20 - what you need to know
We review the new features, changes and enhancements of the new Perl release
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Debunk Perl's magic with B::Deparse
We show you how to peak behind the curtain and inspect Perl code
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Benchmarking subroutine signatures
We review native subroutine signatures speed and show you how to make them faster
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Perl references: create, dereference and debug with confidence
Learn enough to be dangerous with one of Perl’s most powerful features
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Perl levels up with native subroutine signatures
The syntax, the benefits and what’s coming next
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Cool new Perl feature: postfix dereferencing
A sneak peak at Perl v5.20’s most interesting change
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Make your code run faster with Perl's secret turbo module
Multi-core programming is a breeze with MCE
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The ultimate guide to Windows and Unix file line ending conversion in Perl
Think you know how to fix CRLF in one line of Perl? There might be more to it than you think …
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Implementing the singleton pattern in Perl
Learn when and how to use this classic “gang of four” code pattern
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Add Moose-style attribute accessors to your Perl classes
Writing accessors in vanilla object oriented Perl doesn’t have to lead to verbose boilerplate code
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Enable Backtraces with Carp::Always (Modern Perl Tips)
Ever had a program crash and wanted to get more details about where and why? The CPAN module Carp::Always is perfect for this.
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How to redirect and restore STDOUT
STDOUT is the Perl filehandle for printing standard output. Unless a filehandle is specified, all standard printed output in Perl will go to the terminal. Because STDOUT is just a global variable, it can be redirected and restored. Want to implement logging on a program without changing every print statement in the source code? Want to capture the standard output of a perl CRON job? Read on.
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How to read a string into an array of characters using split
Perl’s split function has a useful feature that will split a string into characters. This works by supplying an empty regex pattern ("//") to the split function. This can be used to easily split a word into an array of letters, for example:
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Banish unsightly variable assignments with Method::Signatures
Add subroutine signatures to Perl
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Perl destructor not being called? Here's why
If you’re using a Perl destructor method (‘DESTROY’, ‘DEMOLISH’) it may not be called if the Perl process is terminated abruptly by a signal. To fix this, just add the sigtrap pragma to your program:
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Catch and Handle Signals in Perl
We show you how to listen for signals and handle them gracefully
