Learning Perl
I have started writing in Perl recently for some web stuff I am doing
and also to help me in importing files (strangely formatted binary
files) to a database using DBI and
DBIx::Class. I will note on this page helpful hints that
have helped me along the way.
Catalyst
Catalyst is a web framework recommended to me by a friend I met at DoES Liverpool, it helps to simplify development of web applications like many of these frameworks do but also has a focus on not getting in your way and being efficient. I like to have an introduction to these things so here is a video of one of the developers talking about Catalyst.
- *** not read this yet *** Catalyst Cookbook
- $c-> stuff all the methods that come after $c->
- An Introduction to Modern Perl
DBIx::Class
Diagram of Database Structure... IMPORTANT!
Inserting a Related Row
Firstly, let me show you what I did in my mangled Java/Scala/C mind.
Then I went to #catalyst on irc.perl.org (really nice chaps btw) and they helped me see that I could do something like this: