Games, Diversions & Perl Culture Best of the Perl Journal [Paperback]

The Perl Journal(TPJ) did something most print journals aspire to, but few succeed. Within a remarkable short time,TPJacquired a cult-following and became the voice of the Perl community. Every serious Perl programmer subscribed to it, and every notable Perl guru jumped at the opportunity to write for it. Back issues were swapped like trading cards. No longer in print format,TPJremains the quintessential spirit of Perl--a publication for and by Perl programmers who see fun and beauty in an admittedly quirky little language.Games, Diversions, and Perl Cultureis the third volume ofThe Best of the Perl Journal, compiled and re-edited by the original editor and publisher ofThe Perl Journal, Jon Orwant. In this series, we've taken the very best (and still relevant) articles published inTPJover its 5 years of publication and immortalized them into three volumes.The 47 articles included in this volume are simply some of the best Perl articles ever written on the subjects of games, diversions, and the unique culture of this close-knit community, by some of the best Perl authors and coders.Games, Diversions & Perl Culturefocuses on entertaining topics that make Perl users such fanatics about the language. You'll find all of the playful featuresTPJoffered over the years, including the Obfuscated Perl Contests, Perl Quiz Shows, humor articles, and renowned one-line recipes. The book also contains a panoply of quirky applications of Perl, including genetic algorithms, home automation, music programming, and an entire section on natural language processing.This anthology is an unmatched compendium of Perl lore.

Preface;Finding Perl Resources;Conventions Used in This Book;Using Code Examples;Comments and Questions;Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Introduction;Part I: Culture;Chapter 2: Wherefore Art, Thou?;2.1 Music to My Ears;Chapter 3: TPJ Cover Art: From Camels to Spam;3.1 TPJ #1: The Camel;3.2 TPJ #2:l“-