Perl
Also known as
- Polymorphic Existential Recursive Lambdas (Perl 6) ,
- Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister ,
- Practical Extraction and Report Language
In computer programming, 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 general purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions and became widely popular among programmers. Larry Wall continues to oversee development of the core language, and its newest version, Perl 6.
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- Dec 18, 1987
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- 5.10
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- Feb 2, 2006
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