Programming Perl in the .NET Environment (Integrated .NET Series...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 496 pages
• Published by: Addison-Wesley Professional October 4, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0130652067
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0130652065
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Description
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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• 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

Reader Reviews
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.