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Learning Perl

Objectives

Read and understand chapters 1-13 in Learning Perl.
Know how to write some simple scripts. For example, solve all (or at least most) of the problems in the perl exercise page.
Know how to read other people's scripts. See scripts in the perl example page.
- Can you describe, conceptually, how each script solves a particular problem?
- Do you understand how they work? Can you explain every line in a script?
- If someone accidentally (or purposely) introduces a bug in a script, can you fix it?

Learning Perl, Schwartz et al., O'Reilly. This is the book to read when you want to get started with perl. Full text here.
Perl Cookbook, Christiansen et al, O'Reilly. Provides lots of useful tips. Useful as a reference book to find some quick solutions (but not as a systematic guide). Full text here.
Programming Perl, Wall et al., O'Reilly. Written by the the creator of perl (Larry Wall), a must read if you really want to know perl. However, not an easy read for someone who just got started with perl. Full text here.
Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics, Tisdall, O'Reilly.
Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics, Tisdall, O'Reilly.