Topics Include:

• Perl language essentials, including syntax, regular expressions and data types
• Perl code development, including accessing and manipulating files
• Web site implementation, including database connectivity and debugging techniques

Prerequisites:

No prior knowledge of the Perl programming language is necessary. However, students should be familiar with using the Internet, developing Web pages and configuring networks to a level consistent with that found in the CIW Web Foundations series, and be able to demonstrate Web scripting knowledge equivalent to that found in the JavaScript Specialist course.

Average Salary – $94,284 for Perl Specialist

The 2015 annual mean salary of an IT professional who has been awarded the CIW Perl Specialist certification is $94,284. This salary was calculated based on the 14,000+ IT professionals who responded to the 2016 IT Skills and Salary survey that was conducted by Global Knowledge in September of 2015.

Target Audience

• Web developers
• Software developers
• Application programmers
• Client/server developers
• Desktop publishers

The CIW Perl Specialist course prepares candidates to take the CIW Perl Specialist exam, which if passed earns the individual the CIW Perl Specialist certification.

Course Outline:

Introduction to Perl

• Practical Extracting and Reporting Language (Perl)
• Getting Started with Perl
• Scalar Variables
• Numerical Variables
• String Variables
• Retrieving Data from STDIN

Flow Control in Perl

• Boolean Expressions in Perl
• The if Statement
• The while Statement
• The do while Statement
• The for Statement
• Loop-Control Commands
• I/O Redirection

Regular Expressions in Perl

• Introduction to Regular Expressions
• Character Classes
• Pattern Matching and Substitution

Arrays in Perl

• Introduction to Perl Arrays
• Accessing Array Elements
• The sort Function
• The foreach Statement
• The push and pop Functions
• The shift and unshift Functions
• The split and join Functions

Hashes in Perl

• Introduction to Perl Hashes
• Adding and Deleting Hash Elements
• The keys Function
• The values Function
• The each Function
• The reverse Function

Subroutines in Perl

• Introduction to Perl Subroutines
• Variable Scope
• References

File Input and Output

• Introduction to File Input and Output
• What Is a Filehandle?
• The open Function
• Outputting Data to a File
• Opening Files for Reading
• Determining Information About Files
• The stat and lstat Functions

Environment Variables and Command Line Arguments

• Environment Variables
• Command Line Arguments

Packages and Modules in Perl

• Using Packages in Perl
• BEGIN and END Blocks
• Using Modules in Perl
• The use and require Statements

Object-Oriented Perl

• Introduction to Object-Oriented Perl
• Creating Objects in Perl
• Inheritance

Database Connectivity and Perl

• Introduction to Database Connectivity
• Database Programming with Perl
• Interacting with Databases
• Connecting to Databases
• Structured Query Language
• Quoting Operators

Debugging Perl Programs

• Introduction to Debugging Perl Scripts
• Using the print Command
• Using the –w Switch
• Using the strict Module
• The Perl Debugger
• Writing Bug-Free Perl Code

All necessary materials (online eBook) are included.

Certification(s):

The CIW Perl Specialist course prepares candidates to take the CIW Perl Specialist exam, which if passed earns the individual the CIW Perl Specialist certification.