This is a great presentation from Tim Bunce that busts some of the typical Perl Myths that have been spreading across the internet. Namely that Perl is dead or dying, it is ugly and hard to read, and is harder to test and maintain. In a humorous Mythbusters style approach, Tim busts each one and shows again why Perl is still a vital language.
Perl Myths
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Absolute Beginners GuideGet started learning Perl today!Perl is a great first language for people with no programming experience. It is easy to install, and fun to use! Further ReadingHow to parse simple text files with PerlSay your boss hands you a file with a list of names, emails and phone numbers and wants you to read the file and do something with the information like put it into a database or just print it out in a nicely formatted report... what can you do? Manipulating FilesKirk's Perl BlogPerl MythsWednesday May 21, 2008
Perl 6 on Parrot (Rakudo) progress reportMonday May 19, 2008
Here's another update on the progress of Perl 6 and Parrot for anyone following the development. This time it covers some interesting new developments to play with like a tool that makes it possible to build an executable "perl6" binary, and clearer documentation on the Parrot compiler.
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