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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 users and developers.

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What are the similarities between Perl and Java?

Personally, when I tried to make a switch from Perl to Java a number of years ago - the biggest thing that tripped me up was object oriented programming. … I had developed some objects in Perl, but it hurt my head to try to imagine life in the Kingdom of Nouns. …
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