{"product_id":"9780470397251","title":"Scripting with Objects A Comparative Presentation of Object-Oriented Scripting with Perl and Python","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScripting with Objects\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Comparative Presentation of Object-Oriented Scripting with Perl and Python\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAvinash C. Kak\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Languages \/ C\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eObject-Oriented scripting with Perl and Python  \u003cp\u003eScripting languages are becoming increasingly important for software development. These higher-level languages, with their built-in easy-to-use data structures are convenient for programmers to use as \"glue\" languages for assembling multi-language applications and for quick prototyping of software architectures. Scripting languages are also used extensively in Web-based applications. Based on the same overall philosophy that made Programming with Objects such a wide success, Scripting with Objects takes a novel dual-language approach to learning advanced scripting with Perl and Python, the dominant languages of the genre. This method of comparing basic syntax and writing application-level scripts is designed to give readers a more comprehensive and expansive perspective on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with an overview of the importance of scripting languages—and how they differ from mainstream systems programming languages—the book explores:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegular expressions for string processing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe notion of a class in Perl and Python\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eInheritance and polymorphism in Perl and Python\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHandling exceptions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbstract classes and methods in Perl and Python\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeak references for memory management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripting for graphical user interfaces\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultithreaded scripting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripting for network programming\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteracting with databases\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcessing XML with Perl and Python\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book serves as an excellent textbook for a one-semester undergraduate course on advanced scripting in which the students have some prior experience using Perl and Python, or for a two-semester course for students who will be experiencing scripting for the first time. Scripting with Objects is also an ideal resource for industry professionals who are making the transition from Perl to Python, or vice versa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eAvinash C. Kak\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. His previous Wiley book, Programming with Objects: A Comparative Presentation of Object-Oriented Programming with C++ and Java, is used by a number of institutions for teaching advanced programming.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 June 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470397251\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e68.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381084483724,"sku":"9780470397251","price":141.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470397251.jpg?v=1780207398","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470397251","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}