Chapter 21. Introduction to Perl Programming
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It's almost impossible to work in the UNIX world or the Internet in general today without at least some understanding of the Perl language. Despite many structural inconsistencies and quirks, Perl has managed to become the de facto default tool for writing quick but versatile programs for just about any purpose. The fact that it doesn't have to be compiled like C code, and that its lax syntax-checking and its built-in data typing and memory management eliminate many of the headaches of programming in more traditional compiled languages means that it can be used ...
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