For you experienced programmers, this post may be old news. For the rest of us, as we move into writing more serious programs we'll discover many of these for the first time. This is a small list of Great Modules which have REALLY helped me recently. I figured I would share a few.
Data::Dumper -- A standard mod that allows you to look at data structures. When you've got to setup an Array of an array or array of hashes (or whatever) it'll just print them out to the screen so you can see what's going on. A real time-saver that has saved me several serious headaches lately. Net::SSH -- Use this one instead of Net::Telnet. It's secure and easier to use in my opinion. Class::DBI -- I only know the very basics of this module, but it's pretty slick. Once you get your head around what it's doing it can save you hours of time dealing with SQL and databases in general. Maybe not for the true beginner, but still worth checking out if you've got to interact with your database back-end. HTML::Mason -- It allows you to create dynamic web pages with ease, and its component-based model makes a great amount of sense. I think using this module has helped my programming skills overall, as it emphasizes re-use and modular programming. But it's easy. Ideally, you'll need a mod_perl / apache setup to use it. For an overview, check out: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4002 XML::Simple -- This module was perfect for an xml config file that I wanted to use to store data about our servers. Very easy to use. If you want to setup a config file and use it in your scripts, this is the way to go. You may need Data::Dumper to help you see what's going on behind the scenes. Very educational... SOAP::Lite -- just plain cool. http://www.lerner.co.il/atf/columns/4519.html --- On a non-Perl note: mod_backhand for load-balancing your apache cluster. Fast, free, and easy to use. http://www.backhand.org That's it for now. Hope some of these may help / inspire you as much as they have for me. Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
