Human Interaction with Technology and Information

Here are some things I learned about Perl from the video:

• Perl is considered to be an old program (in computer terms).
• The version of Perl 5.10 is being developed now.
• It was written by a UNIX system administrator who wanted to get things done more quickly and efficiently.
• Its codes look like that of C, but they are totally different. In fact, it is more LISP like.
• Codes are written unto Perl in text files.
• Perl is a compiler (just like Java). That means that it translates the whole program at once and not just line by line.
• In practice, Perl is similar to Java.
• Perl is designed to do some pretty bizzare things.
• Perl is very user friendly.
• Because it is user friendly, it takes up more resources, that is: processor and memory.
• A lot of DNA manipulations work with Perl.
• Perl can be either written as Procedural codes, or Object oriented.
• Perl makes life easy when wanting to build big projects.
• Lots of resources of Perl are available everywhere. Some of which are books, articles, online blogs, etc.
• Over 10,000 pieces of usable codes are available on the Perl program.
• It’s got many interfaces (this feature is mainly used by SAP).
• Perl can read MP3 files.
• Great program for organizing. That is why Ticket Master uses Perl for organizing its system. Therefore it is very reliable

This program seems great for every user. though, it may be hard for users who use other programming languages because it is a bit different.

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