Final Grant Report : RPerl User Documentation #2
Wed, 25-Jan-2017 by
Mark A Jensen
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Will Braswell has submitted his final report (below) on his grant
<a href="http://news.perlfoundation.org/2016/02/grant-proposal-rperl-user-docu-1.html">RPerl User Documentation, Part 2</a>.
The Grants Committee welcomes comments from the community before it
votes on completion of the grant.
MAJ
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<li><a href="#RPerl-User-Documentation-Part-2-Final-Report">RPerl User Documentation, Part 2, Final Report</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#Deliverables">Deliverables</a></li>
<li><a href="#Inch-stones">Inch-stones</a></li>
<li><a href="#Completeness-Criteria">Completeness Criteria</a></li>
</ul>
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<h1 id="RPerl-User-Documentation-Part-2-Final-Report">RPerl User Documentation, Part 2, Final Report</h1>
<dl>
<dt id="Name">Name:</dt>
<dd>
<p>Will Braswell</p>
</dd>
<dt id="Amount-Requested">Amount Requested:</dt>
<dd>
<p>USD 1,600</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="Deliverables">Deliverables</h2>
<p>Deliverables for this grant proposal are:</p>
<p>1. Complete Learning RPerl Chapter 2</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#CHAPTER_2%3A_SCALAR_VALUES_%26_VARIABLES_(NUMBERS_%26_TEXT)">CHAPTER 2: SCALAR VALUES & VARIABLES (NUMBERS & TEXT)</a></p>
<p>2. Write Learning RPerl Chapter 3</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#CHAPTER_3%3A_ARRAY_VALUES_%26_VARIABLES">CHAPTER 3: ARRAY VALUES & VARIABLES</a></p>
<p>3. Write Learning RPerl Chapter 4</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#CHAPTER_4%3A_ORGANIZING_BY_SUBROUTINES">CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZING BY SUBROUTINES</a></p>
<h2 id="Inch-stones">Inch-stones</h2>
<p>Chapter 2 Scalar Data</p>
<p>1a. Numbers; Strings; RPerl’s Built-in Warnings; Scalar Variables</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.1%3A_Numeric_Data_%26_Operators">Section 2.1: Numeric Data & Operators</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.2%3A_Text_Data_%26_Operators">Section 2.2: Text Data & Operators</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.3%3A_RPerl%B4s_Phases%2C_Warnings_%26_Errors">Section 2.3: RPerl´s Phases, Warnings & Errors</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.4%3A_Variables_With_Scalar_Values">Section 2.4: Variables With Scalar Values</a></p>
<p>1b. Output with print; The if Control Structure; Getting User Input; The chomp Operator</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.6%3A_Displaying_Output_Using_The_print_Operator">Section 2.6: Displaying Output Using The print Operator</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.7%3A_Program_Control_Using_The_if_Conditional_Statement">Section 2.7: Program Control Using The if Conditional Statement</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.8%3A_Receiving_Input_From_The_User_%26_STDIN">Section 2.8: Receiving Input From The User & STDIN</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.4.13%3A_chop_%26_chomp_Operators">Section 2.4.13: chop & chomp Operators</a></p>
<p>1c. The while Control Structure; The undef Value; The defined Function</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.9%3A_Program_Control_Using_The_while_Loop">Section 2.9: Program Control Using The while Loop</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_2.4%3A_Variables_With_Scalar_Values">Section 2.4: Variables With Scalar Values</a></p>
<p>Chapter 3 Lists and Arrays</p>
<p>2a. Accessing Elements of an Array; Special Array Indices; List Literals; List Assignment</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.3%3A_How_To_Access_Array_Elements">Section 3.3: How To Access Array Elements</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.4%3A_Array_Length_%26_Negative_Indices">Section 3.4: Array Length & Negative Indices</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.1%3A_Lists_vs_Arrays">Section 3.1: Lists vs Arrays</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.7%3A_Array_Assignment">Section 3.7: Array Assignment</a></p>
<p>2b. Interpolating Arrays into Strings; The foreach Control Structure</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.11%3A_Converting_From_Array_To_String">Section 3.11: Converting From Array To String</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.12.3%3A_The_foreach_Loop">Section 3.12.3: The foreach Loop</a></p>
<p>2c. Scalar and List Context; <STDIN> in List Context</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.16%3A_Scalar_%26_Array_Contexts">Section 3.16: Scalar & Array Contexts</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_3.17%3A_STDIN_%26_Arrays">Section 3.17: STDIN & Arrays</a></p>
<p>Chapter 4 Subroutines</p>
<p>3a. Defining a Subroutine; Invoking a Subroutine; Return Values; Arguments</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.1%3A_Subroutine_Definitions">Section 4.1: Subroutine Definitions</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.2%3A_Subroutine_Calls">Section 4.2: Subroutine Calls</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.3%3A_Subroutine_Return_Values">Section 4.3: Subroutine Return Values</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.4%3A_Subroutine_Arguments">Section 4.4: Subroutine Arguments</a></p>
<p>3b. Private Variables in Subroutines; Variable-Length Parameter Lists; Notes on Lexical (my) Variables</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.5%3A_Subroutine_Variables%2C_Variable_Scope_%26_Persistence">Section 4.5: Subroutine Variables, Variable Scope & Persistence</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.4.1%3A_Variadic_Subroutines">Section 4.4.1: Variadic Subroutines</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.5.1%3A_my_Intermittent_Variables">Section 4.5.1: my Intermittent Variables</a></p>
<p>3c. The use strict Pragma; The return Operator</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.6%3A_use_strict%3B_use_warnings%3B_Pragmas_%26_Magic">Section 4.6: use strict; use warnings; Pragmas & Magic</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.3.1%3A_return_Operator">Section 4.3.1: return Operator</a></p>
<p>3d. Non-Scalar Return Values; Persistent, Private Variables</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.3.2%3A_Multiple_Return_Values">Section 4.3.2: Multiple Return Values</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html#Section_4.5.2%3A_Persistent_State%2C_Pseudo-State_Variables">Section 4.5.2: Persistent State, Pseudo-State Variables</a></p>
<h2 id="Completeness-Criteria">Completeness Criteria</h2>
<p>I will release a new version of RPerl to CPAN with the new documentation.</p>
<p><i>[ RPerl v2.41 on CPAN contains chapters 2 and 3, while chapter 4 has already been published on RPerl.org; chapter 4 will be uploaded to CPAN as part of the next stable release of RPerl in February. ]</i></p>
<p><a href="https://metacpan.org/pod/release/WBRASWELL/RPerl-2.410000/lib/RPerl/Learning.pm">Learning RPerl</a> (CPAN)</p>
<p>I will release a new version of the RPerl website with the new documentation.</p>
<p><a href="http://rperl.org/learning_rperl.html">Learning RPerl</a> (RPerl site)</p>
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