Perl
Proper noun
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Perl
(computer languages) A family of high-level programming languages, particularly used for text processing.
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A beginner's tutorial for those new to programming or just new to Perl.
Adam Kennedy's PPI project focused on parsing Perl code as a document (retaining its integrity as a document), instead of parsing Perl as executable code (that not even Perl itself can always do).
A major additional feature introduced with Perl 5 was the ability to package code as reusable modules.
Because the Perl interpreter can simulate a Turing machine during its compile phase, it would need to decide the halting problem in order to complete parsing in every case.
Applications Perl has many and varied applications, compounded by the availability of many standard and third-party modules.
As a hive of activity in the Perl world, the CPAN both shapes and is shaped by Perl culture.