Why Would You Want To Use Perl Scripts?
Author: Trever Dellinious

First let me tell you the history of Perl scripts and then I
will go into why I think Perl is the best overall programming
language that there is. Perl is a programming language created
by Larry Wall in 1987. It is based mainly on the programming
language C but also borrows features from many other languages.
Many people new to this language think that it is written PERL
and is an acronym but that is not the true name and is a way
that "insiders" identify "outsiders" in this programming
language's world.

Perl was originally named "Pearl" after the parable of Jesus
Christ in the Bible that talks about a man who found a pearl in
a field and immediately went and sold all that he had in order
to buy the pearl. Otherwise known as the story of "the Pearl of
Great Price," the pearl originally was a symbol for the kingdom
of heaven something obviously of great value and it was this
idea of great value that Larry named his language.
Unfortunately Larry found that there was already a programming
language named "pearl" and so he shortened the name to Perl.
The original manual had a camel as the cover picture and the
symbol of the camel has becomes Perl's official symbol.

Although it is not an acronym it has become known as Perl –
practical extraction and report language. This is a good
description of the tasks that Perl scripts are good for that is
data in the form of text that are found in lists, programs, etc.
Because it is good at these things it has widely been used like
glue in the programming world, that is it can be used as an
interfacing language to run programs together that were not
originally designed to be compatible. Its use on the popular
LAMP platform for web development is an obvious application for
these abilities to interface. This is a main reason why this
should be of interest to you, the ultimate internet marketer.
Other popular applications or in the informatics world where it
can be used to manage large and complex databases.

Perl is either loved or hated. Those who hate on Perl scripts
cite their ugly and "write only" format. This references the
programming language's complex use of punctuation and symbols,
making its readability not the greatest and often such that you
can't go back and look at the code and easily understand what
the programmer was intending. Those who love Perl talk of its
ease of use and its wide range of application.


About The Author: Trever Dellinious's idea of a good time is
snuggling up with his laptop next to a cozy fire on a cold
winter day, and writing elegant programs in perl. To learn more
about perl scripts and their application go to
http://www.allperlscripts.info.