Podlite comes to Perl: a lightweight block-based markup language for everyday use
This article introduces Podlite to the Perl community, explores the 1.0 specification, shows real examples, and demonstrates early integrations with Perl.
This article introduces Podlite to the Perl community, explores the 1.0 specification, shows real examples, and demonstrates early integrations with Perl.
Learn which files are in a distribution, the difference between a module and a package etc.
Perl ships with a command-line program called perldoc that makes it easier to search and read Perl’s vast documentation in the POD markup language. If perldoc is called with the -F flag, it will display the POD markup of an input file - this can be useful when your are developing a new Perl distribution and want to check the appearance of the POD in your module before it appears on CPAN for all to see.
There are a number of tools available for writing books. Many people would immediately reach for their favorite word processor, but having written one book using Microsoft Word I’m very unlikely to repeat the experience. Darren Chamberlain, Andy Wardley, and…