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by wickedwillie on February 20th, 2005

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Why isn't PERL called "PEARL"?

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  • by l0__0l on March 12th, 2008

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    Perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language.

    Perl Facts

    * Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language.
    * It is used for mission critical projects in the public and private sectors.
    * Perl is Open Source software, licensed under its Artistic License, or the GNU General Public License (GPL).
    * Perl was created by Larry Wall.
    * Perl 1.0 was released to usenet's alt.comp.sources in
    1987
    * PC Magazine named Perl a finalist for its 1998 Technical Excellence Award in the Development Tool category.
    * Perl is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary.

    Supported Operating Systems

    * Unix systems
    * Macintosh - (OS 7-9 and X) see The MacPerl Pages.
    * Windows - see ActiveState Tools Corp.
    * VMS
    * And many more...

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  • by wickedwillie on February 22nd, 2005

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    Perl was originally named "Pearl", after "the pearl of great price" of Matthew 13:46. Creator Larry Wall wanted to give the language a short name with positive connotations, and claims he looked at (and rejected) every three- and four-letter word in the dictionary. He even thought of naming it after his wife Gloria. Before the language's official release, Wall discovered that there was already a programming language named Pearl, and changed the spelling of the name.

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