Perl: the time vector
The tutor continues about Perl’s handling of time. In yesterday’s post I began about Perl’s …
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Perl: the time: localtime
Tutoring computer science, you need to discuss the built-in functions of the language(s) you use. The …
Perl arrays: referencing with the dollar sign
Tutoring computer science, small details can be very meaningful. The tutor brings up an important one …
Perl: decimal formatting using printf and sprintf
Tutoring math, a likely destination of some of your students is computer science. The tutor continues …
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Perl: subroutines
The tutor continues about programming with Perl. Tutoring computer science, subroutines have both theoretical and practical …
Perl programming: string conversion to character array
Tutoring programming, conversions between strings and arrays are relevant. The tutor shows an easy way to …
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Computer science: the while loop
Tutoring computer science, a tenet you need to impart is the use of loops to accomplish …
Perl: a program to find the median
Tutoring stats, you discuss the median. The tutor introduces a Perl program that finds it. I …
Perl: getting input from the user with STDIN
Tutoring, you often straddle a couple of generations. The tutor reaches back to an old programming …
Perl: repeated text
Tutoring Perl programming, you are aware of so many little tricks Perl contains for doing specific …