Tuomas J.Lukka's Object-oriented Programming in Perl

Shows how the object-oriented features added to Perl 5.0 make it viable for large-scale programming. The author illustrates the flexibility of Perl with examples and shows readers how to use their OOP techniques to improve their Perl programming abilities.

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Unfortunately, like a Swiss army knife, Perl has always seemed to be used on an ad-hoc basis rather than as a useful tool for building larger projects. In this book, renowned Perl expert Tuomas J. Lukka shows how the object-oriented features added to Perl 5.0 finally make it a viable choice for large scale programming. Lukka shows his readers that with version 5.0, Perl has evolved into a modern, object-oriented language-which implements its object-orientation in a particularly simple and flexible way. Moreover, he does this in the best possible way: by supplying numerous non-trivial examples for his readers. In sum, this book teaches the Perl programmer how to use object-oriented techniques to take their Perl programming skills to the next level. About the author: Tuomas J. Lukka obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Helsinki. He is the creator of FreeWRL, the free VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language) browser in Perl, and is one of the main creators of the Perl Data Language (PDL). PDL gives standard Perl the ability to compactly store and speedily manipulate large data sets. Lukka has written numerous articles for the Perl Journal.