Why Perl?
 
 
- A practical language
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- emphasis on practical over academic
- the discipline of freedom vs. discipline and bondage
 
- Fewer lines of code
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- a rich language with powerful idiomatic constructs
- faster development / fewer errors / easier maintenance
- “A picture is worth a thousand words” vs. “Can’t see the wood for the trees”
 
- Freedom of expression
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- “There’s more than one way to do it” - elegance of expression
- My poetry may not be Perl, but I hope my Perl is poetry
 
- The tool builders tool factory
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- Hundreds of ready to use modules available