Chapter 1. Exploring Perl
 |
|
Exploring a new programming language always starts with understanding what it is and how it works. In the case of Perl, first there is a core language— called Perl—which is a Perl syntax and a set of basic functions. The Perl syntax lets you write very powerful and flexible programs. It is designed to take care of a lot of the bookkeeping and details for you.
At the beginning, Perl was a language for processing text, and because of its extensive built-in text-handling capabilities, it is an ideal language for creating business reports, doing system administration work, and handling HTML forms.
But now Perl is more ...
Get Perl for C Programmers now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
