Joseph N. Hall
Encyclopedia
Joseph N. Hall is an American
author, software developer and programming consultant. Hall is known in the Perl
programming community as the author of the book Effective Perl Programming
, with Randal L. Schwartz
, and as a contributor of software to the CPAN
.
In the mid 1970s Hall received US media coverage as a child prodigy
and as a survivor of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, software developer and programming consultant. Hall is known in the Perl
Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall in 1987 as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and become widely popular...
programming community as the author of the book Effective Perl Programming
Effective Perl Programming
Effective Perl Programming, sometimes known as the Shiny Ball Book by Perl programmers, is an intermediate to advanced text by Joseph N. Hall covering the Perl programming language. Randal L. Schwartz contributed a foreword and technical editing....
, with Randal L. Schwartz
Randal L. Schwartz
Randal L. Schwartz , also known as merlyn, is an American author, system administrator and programming consultant.-Career:...
, and as a contributor of software to the CPAN
CPAN
CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, is an archive of nearly 100,000 modules of software written in Perl, as well as documentation for it. It has a presence on the World Wide Web at and is mirrored worldwide at more than 200 locations...
.
In the mid 1970s Hall received US media coverage as a child prodigy
Child prodigy
A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding...
and as a survivor of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone...
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Some Articles and Interviews
- "Prodigy from Plumtree," Allen Rankin, Reader's DigestReader's DigestReader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
, August 1976 - Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, television interview, 1975
- ABC Evening News, news feature, November 21, 1975