Tom Phoenix wrote:
On 4/26/06, Kevin Viel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is there a standard citation of perl, for instance a paper in a
journal describing the language, that I might use for a
publication?
Well, just to be certain, are you talking about Perl the programming
language? Or perl, the executable program which groks and executes
Perl programs?
If it's Perl the programming language, you probably should cite some
edition of the Camel book as if it were a language specification.
But if it's the piece of software you're talking about, you should
probably do that much like another net resource, indicating the
version number and release date, and a URL where information should be
found.
I'm sorry that I don't know of a citation for (either) Perl, but I
hope you'll be successful in tracking one down.
Consider also sending this question directly to Larry Wall. I'm sure
he'd like to know about your possible citation, in any case.
Cheers!
--Tom Phoenix
Stonehenge Perl Training
Tom,
Thanks for replying. I guess it would be both. I should have
included a brief description. I simply used perl to read the output of
some instruments, manipulate and report the data, and create CSV files
to be opened by a spreadsheet program. Nothing sophisticated, yet. I
just want my "recipe" to be as clear as possible to the readers, who
might request the code to repeat the processes.
Thanks,
Kevin
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Kevin Viel
Department of Genetics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Kevin Viel
PhD Candidate
Department of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
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