Chapter 9. DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Perl is a useful language even if you are developing C, C++, or Java programs. The rich set of text-manipulation functions in Perl can eliminate some of the more tedious and mechanical aspects of software development.
Perl is ideal for translating constant declarations from one language to another or for generating simple functions.
It is also an excellent tool for examining your code and figuring out what is going on with things. Consider, for example, the Linux Cross Reference utility, which is written in Perl. Despite its name, this utility is a powerful tool for examining any large C program. It's available from http://lxr.linux.no.
In this chapter, we'll take a look at some of the Perl scripts you can use to ...
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