Abstract :
Perl is an expressive, general-purpose language with some very high-level features. By itself, it is well suited for tasks involving text processing, networking, or process management, and its module system extends its capabilities into other areas such as the World Wide Web, SQL databases, graphical user interfaces, image manipulation, vector and array data, and XML. The author discusses its many uses
Keywords :
Internet; Perl; information resources; Internet; Perl; SQL databases; World Wide Web; XML; array data; general-purpose language; graphical user interfaces; high-level language; image manipulation; process management; text processing; vector data; Ducts; Internet; Java; Libraries; Natural languages; Production; Program processors; Protocols; Reverse engineering; Yarn;