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So... what are the 'limitless' possibilities of Perl?

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Elledan

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So far I've been using my (limited) knowledge to write scripts for web-applications and to perform certain tasks with Linux.

Are there any applications of Perl which will justify expanding my knowledge of Perl?
 
Perl can do pretty much anything you want, it's a full blown programming language with many already made module (i.e. libararies). Check out cpan.org for most of the modules.

I used to use a GTK mail client written in perl.
 
Hmm... so Perl can also be used to write whole programs with? How does it compare to other languages (e.g., C/C++) in this view?

How well does it work for embedded applications?
 
Check out my thread in this forum 🙂

PERL is great for automating trivial command line stuff... I have never done much hardcore PERL programming but it is great for network stuff as well.
 
I've just had the misfortune to be handed a bunch of perl scripts to maintain/extend. I have 0 experience with perl, but I gotta say, my first impression is What a butt-ugly language!
IMHO of course 😀

Maybe I can convince the PTB to let me reimplement in Python...
 


<< I've just had the misfortune to be handed a bunch of perl scripts to maintain/extend. I have 0 experience with perl, but I gotta say, my first impression is What a butt-ugly language!
IMHO of course 😀

Maybe I can convince the PTB to let me reimplement in Python... >>

Yup, Perl is among the ugliest languages in existance, but it's also one of the most powerful ones. Don't underestimate the power of Perl 😉

 
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