Unlike Python, though, there is no community consensus that Perl 5 needs to be retired. Logo for Camelia, Larry Wall’s code name for Perl 6 Will the new “Perl” need a new name?

Or rather, let's admit there's a right tool for every job, and the multilingual developer is painted into fewer corners ...

Perl, Python, and Ruby modules can ease development for large projects, but Bash is simpler and better for many tasks Last week I talked a bit about how best to protect against the vagaries of ...

Since Perl and Python are designed for different programming environments, you may need to build a function that will only run in Perl, but need to integrate it with your Python code. Open your ...

The Perl vs. Python Grudge Match. Then Python came along. Compared to Perl’s straight-jacketed scripting, Python was a lopsided affair. It even took after its namesake, Monty Python’s Flying ...

Three years ago, Lynn Greiner interviewed the big cheeses responsible for the popular scripting languages PHP, Perl, Tcl, Python, Ruby and JavaScript to find out where they believed the languages ...

SlickEdit 2009 debugs Perl, Python, PHP. By Peter Cohen. MAR 31, 2009 12:17 am PDT. SlickEdit has announced the release of SlickEdit 2009, a new version of their multi-platform code editor.

Debugging: Use Perl’s built-in debugging tool with perl -d script.pl for troubleshooting. Conclusion. Bash, Python, and Perl each bring unique strengths to the table. Bash is excellent for simple ...

The goal of this course is to provide an in-depth introduction to the Python programming language followed by an introduction to both the Perl and PHP. All of these languages share common ...