The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "syntax" ...
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Programming skills: An introduction to Perl and regular expressions
Perry's PowerPoint covers Perl (Practical Extraction and Report Language. With a disclaimer that you can't learn Perl in an hour, Perry's presentation aims to provide: a basic understand of the philosophy behind Perl; introduction to Perl syntax; introduction tp basic regular expression syntax; common Perl idioms; common errors; and a list of where to find help.
Tags: Perl; syntax; Practical Extraction and Report Language; UNIX; regular expressions; parsing data;
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So you want to be a Pythonista?
Python is an open source, interpreted scripting language. Its uniquely simple, intuitive and expressive syntax make it an excellent first language to learn, and its emphasis on readable code and object-oriented programming forces coders into good habits. Davis offers an overview of the language and several tips to getting started.
Tags: programming; scripting; languages; CAR resources
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Tipsheet No: 695
This handout covers the basics of how to clean data. The handout focuses on dealing with string functions and dates and reading syntax descriptions. No audio tape available.
Tags: 9 pgs.