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Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall, a linguist working as a systems administrator for NASA, in 1987, as a ge...
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Now, this is a fairly simple example and could have easily been done using a tool such as sed, but the important thing is that you could have used any arbitrarily complex perl program as the filter, and done highly complex manipulations.
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Just like there are places where perl is a great fit, there are some uses that just aren't right. Here are a few potential applications that should make you run screaming into the night. ... Real-time or high-performance applications: Perl is an interpreted language. In general, interpreted languages are not known to be...
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2009 Sep 13; What is Perl used for?. ... Recently I was asked What is Perl used for?. I typed in the question in Google but I did not get a satisfactory answer. So I decided to spend some time wring up a list of fields and some example application just to end up pointing to 3 much better lists.
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Getting Java, C# and Perl to speak the same language (with JSON) ... Design, Perl, Heresy, and Ephemera: Product Panic: 2009 -- Bruce Sterling essay on design for recession-panicked consumers. As is usual with Bruce, I can't tell whether he's wryly tongue-in-cheek or literally advocating what he says.
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Web server cgi-scripting. ... General purpose programming language: ... Graphical user interfaces.
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PERL stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language which is a good description of what it does, it's good at extracting information from files and reporting it back to you. PERL is basically a programming language that is widely used ...
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Obviously, both Perl and Linux owe a lot to Unix culture, ... It used to be that we evaluated everything and everyone based on reputation or position. And the basic underlying assumption was that we all had to agree whether something (or someone) was good or bad. Most of us actually used to believe in monoculturalism.
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Free perl script used to build FAQ pages and knowledgebases. ... This free Perl script will help you build the ultimate FAQ and knowledge base in minutes.
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Main elements of the Perl language used in the example scripts. ... For more details consult the quick Reference Guide, or the full Perl documentation. Several textbooks on Perl are available; if you do buy one, make sure it describes Perl version 5.
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