Perl
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. In addition to CGI, Perl is used for graphics programming, system administration, network programming, finance, bioinformatics, and other applications but remains most popular as a scripting tool for web applications.
Foreign libraries with Perl bindings
- LZ4 - Compression library - Open source - Current
- Snappy - Compression lib. - Open Source - Current.
Text & programmers editors with Perl support
- Boxer - Perl syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold.
- Elvis - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current
DOS
While not officially supported Perl can be compiled and used with DOS using the 4.x branch, at this point in time 5.x branch is not supported.
- XAV's Active State DOS Perl archive - Instructions on how to compile Perl for DOS
- Perl 3.0 for MS-DOS A native DOS port of version 3, outdated but better native support than the later versions
DOS text & programmers editors with Perl support
- Boxer - Perl syntax highlighting support built in - Commercial - DOS and OS/2 versions discontinued, Win32 version still sold.
- Elvis - Perl syntax support included by default - Open source - Current
Version
- Latest Version: Perl version 5.14.2 (2012-01-05) [1]
Links
Publications
Local articles
- Heiko Korsawe : An introduction to Perl - Translated to English by Thomas Klein.
License
- Perl is Open Source software, licensed under its Artistic License, or the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Author
- Port by Paul Smedley