Foreword
Perl is a lamb in wolf’s clothing. It has a ferocious reputation for incomprehensibility (“executable line-noise”) and excessive power (“the Swiss-Army chainsaw”), but underneath lurks a kinder, gentler programming language than whatever you’re using now.
Of course, Perl can be complex. After all, very few other popular languages have so many advanced built-in capabilities, which is one reason why Perl rates as one of the most sophisticated programming languages in widespread use today.
Fortunately, unlike many other programming languages, Perl also comes standard with one other vital feature: a gentle learning curve. You don’t have to understand a multitude of high-end programming constructs before you can do useful work with it. If you’re ...
Get Minimal Perl 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.
