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Perl Programming
History
  • Perl has evolved over time to meet new needs
  • First version (1) released in 1987
  • Modern version (5) released in 1994
  • Current version (5.16.2) released in 2012
  • Next version (6) to be released sometime? (prototypes available now)
    • Some of the language has been changed and extended
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