Mark Gardner :sdf: on Nostr: npub1k2r9s…f0z7w Happy 36th #birthday to the #Perl #programming language! v1.0 ...
npub1k2r9sm5ejk5st3ayfw8tzyl0yr2d7526py3dpuf2dk6vvv78htrs6f0z7w (npub1k2r…0z7w) Happy 36th #birthday to the #Perl #programming language!
v1.0 then:
“Perl is kind of designed to make #awk and #sed semi-obsolete […] The language is intended to be practical (easy to use, efficient, complete) rather than beautiful (tiny, elegant, minimal).” https://github.com/Perl/perl5/releases/tag/perl-1.0
v5.38.2 now:
“Perl is […] now used for a wide range of tasks including #SysAdmin, #WebDev, network programming, #GUI development, and more.” https://perldoc.perl.org/perlintro#What-is-Perl%3F
v1.0 then:
“Perl is kind of designed to make #awk and #sed semi-obsolete […] The language is intended to be practical (easy to use, efficient, complete) rather than beautiful (tiny, elegant, minimal).” https://github.com/Perl/perl5/releases/tag/perl-1.0
v5.38.2 now:
“Perl is […] now used for a wide range of tasks including #SysAdmin, #WebDev, network programming, #GUI development, and more.” https://perldoc.perl.org/perlintro#What-is-Perl%3F