Hello and Perl Question

[alex95037]

Hello All,

I'm new to the forum and currently working on a Master in Bioinformatics.

A question I had for the group is, what text or manual would you recommend to someone beginning to learn Perl programming?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thank you,
Alex

[rbagnall]

Hi alex95037,

I would highly recommend this free Unix and Perl primer for Biologists from the Korf Lab.

http://korflab.ucdavis.edu/Unix_and_Perl/index.html

I knew no Unix or Perl before downloading this short course onto a USB memory drive and found it very easy to follow. It guides you through the basics, using example scripts that are relevant to biology/genetics, and leaves you with sufficient knowledge and confidence to find further solutions and knowledge from google searches.

I still refer back to the text/manual that they provide and have passed it on to other lab members who have found it equally easy to follow.

Good luck,
Richard

[kmcarr]

The venerable Learning Perl.

[alex95037]

Hello Richard,

Thank you for the link. I have downloaded the notes/data files and I plan to start reading through the material on my Ubuntu PC. So far looks very promising.

Thanks again,
Alex

[alex95037]

Hello kmcarr,

Thank you for the link to the Perl manual. I have placed an order for the book and should be receiving it in a couple of days. This manual was recommended to me by several people.

Best,
Alex