Perl is a portable general-purpose dynamic programming language. It is used in a diverse variety of domains: system management scripting, text processing, web content management, Biology calculations, and others. It has a rich library of free reusable modules - the CPAN and a vibrant community of ...
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Is there any reason to use C++ instead of C, Perl, Python, etc.?
As a Linux (server side) developer, I don't know where and why should I use C++.
When I'm going to performance, the first and last choice is C.
When "performance" isn't the main issue, programming ...
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How to stay up to date as a programmer and developer [duplicate]
So I am going to college right now for computer science, and I am reading a lot of books on different languages that have nothing to do with my courses in school, and I found out that I am completely ...
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Is Perl still a useful, viable language? [closed]
I know it may have been asked before, but here goes nothing...
Is Perl still something that would be considered useful? If someone was a new programmer (either completely new to programming or just a ...
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Why is Perl so heavily used in Bioinformatics?
What is it about Perl that makes it so useful in Bioinformatics ? Why isn't C++ or Matlab or Python the big language?
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Why such popularity with Python? [closed]
Other than being annoyed at whitespace as syntax, I'm not a hater, I just don't get the fascination with Python.
I appreciate the poetry of Perl, and have programmed beautiful web services in bash ...
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As a young developer, should I be worried about having to use “out-of-style” tech at work?
I'm a recent college graduate (last May!). While I was still in school, I wanted to make sure that I had a job before I graduated, and very early (probably too early) in my job search I settled on one ...
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Is there any good reason for someone who knows Python to learn Perl? [closed]
Reading the answers to Python vs. Perl in ten years time here on SE, most people seem to say go with Python. I agree (sorry Perl fans ;-) ). I already know Python, and I think it is a very good ...
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S-Shaped Perl Program? [closed]
In his Why I Hate Django presentation, Cal Henderson brings up this awesome program in Perl which is a giant "S," which solves a Sudoku problem. Does anyone know where I could get access to this code? ...
