There are a number of ways you can retrieve information from the web. You can access it directly via a browser, or you can write a script that gets the information for you and delivers it in a form you can use. The LWP library for Perl can help you with the latter. Keep reading for a closer look.
- The Web is a wonderful resource. It contains a wealth of information about nearly every conceivable topic, and in order to access much of that information, you only need a Web browser, of which there are several to choose from. For example, if I need to check the weather before I head outside to fig…