Summary
The C programming language is the concrete foundation of the UNIX operating system, but although it's powerful, it's also rigid and useless for simple tasks. Perl is a great alternative and the de facto language of the World Wide Web, and it has a fabulous developer community. I'd recommend that if you want to become a UNIX genius, learn C first, but if you want to be a power user and have the ability to create top-notch CGI (Web) solutions, Perl is the way to go.
Kudos to inventor Larry Wall and his large team of codevelopers.
Get Sams Teach Yourself UNIX® in 24 Hours Second Edition 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.
