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How to parse simple text files with Perl

Say your boss hands you a file with a list of names, emails and phone numbers and wants you to read the file and do something with the information like put it into a database or just print it out in a nicely formatted report... what can you do?

Manipulating Files

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Podcasting Perl

Saturday June 21, 2008
This site, though it doesn't seem to be updated too often, has some interesting Perl podcasts if you're into that sort of thing. So far, there are a few interesting Perl community interviews and a decent podcast about mod_perl.

Podcasting Perl

Perl book (mini) reviews

Thursday June 19, 2008
Here's a great series of book reviews for some of the most popular Perl books, and the best part is they are short and to the point! All in all, they're pretty accurate takes on the basic Perl library. Have a look and see what you think.

Perl book (mini) reviews

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