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| − | The two languages in the Perl family as of now are Perl 5 and Perl 6. Perl is known for being a powerful and flexible computer language dubbed the “Swiss Army Chainsaw,” of scripting languages. Perl was dubbed this nickname due to its power, flexibility, and ugliness. It’s flexibility has attributed to its motto, “There’s more than one way to do it.” Perl’s code is often used as “duct tape,” for other codes on the web and is known as the “duct tape of the internet.” Perl is also used for many other reasons such as CGI animation, GUI development, web development, system management, network programming, and more. | + | The two languages in the Perl family as of now are Perl 5 and Perl 6. They are considered to be sister languages but Perl 6 has its own unique development team. Perl is known for being a powerful and flexible computer language dubbed the “Swiss Army Chainsaw,” of scripting languages. Perl was dubbed this nickname due to its power, flexibility, and ugliness. It’s flexibility has attributed to its motto, “There’s more than one way to do it.” Perl’s code is often used as “duct tape,” for other codes on the web and is known as the “duct tape of the internet.” Perl is also used for many other reasons such as CGI animation, GUI development, web development, system management, network programming, and more. The Perl programming language is managed by The Perl Foundation. There is a Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, or CPAN, that contains over 25,000 pieces of Perl software. Perl continues to have a sizable following after almost 3 decades. You can find communities of Perl users at [Perl.org], [blogs.perl.org], [perlmonks.com], [http://ironman.enlightenedperl.org/], and [perlsphere.net]. |
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Revision as of 07:46, 18 September 2018
Introduction
Perl is a computer language developed by Larry Wall in 1987 who was working for NASA as a systems administrator at the time. Perl continues to be updated as of 2018, however seems to be losing popularity to Python. The most common association with Perl is a camel originally published in Programming Perlby O'Reilly Media.
Overview
The two languages in the Perl family as of now are Perl 5 and Perl 6. They are considered to be sister languages but Perl 6 has its own unique development team. Perl is known for being a powerful and flexible computer language dubbed the “Swiss Army Chainsaw,” of scripting languages. Perl was dubbed this nickname due to its power, flexibility, and ugliness. It’s flexibility has attributed to its motto, “There’s more than one way to do it.” Perl’s code is often used as “duct tape,” for other codes on the web and is known as the “duct tape of the internet.” Perl is also used for many other reasons such as CGI animation, GUI development, web development, system management, network programming, and more. The Perl programming language is managed by The Perl Foundation. There is a Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, or CPAN, that contains over 25,000 pieces of Perl software. Perl continues to have a sizable following after almost 3 decades. You can find communities of Perl users at [Perl.org], [blogs.perl.org], [perlmonks.com], [1], and [perlsphere.net].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl https://www.perl.com https://www.fastcompany.com/3026446/the-fall-of-perl-the-webs-most-promising-language https://www.perl.org/ https://www.tutorialspoint.com/perl/perl_introduction.htm
