Optimize Perl

By Martin C. Brown
2005-04-11


Squeeze the Most From Your Code
Perl is an incredibly flexible language, but its ease of use can lead to some sloppy and lazy programming habits. We're all guilty of them, but there are some quick steps you can take to improve the performance of your Perl applications. In this article, I'll look at the key areas of optimization, which solutions work and which don't, and how to continue to build and extend your applications with optimization and speed in mind.

Tutorial Pages:
» Squeeze the Most From Your Code
» Sloppy Programming, Sloppy Performance
» Approaching Optimization
» Use References
» String Handling
» Loops
» Sorts
» Using Short Circuit Logic
» Use AutoLoader
» Using Bytecode and the Compiler Back Ends
» Other Tools
» Putting it All Together
» Resources


First published by IBM DeveloperWorks

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