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Sunday, May 28, 2006 

10 things every Perl hacker know

Perl is the expert system administrator's scripting language of choice, but it is also a lot more than that. As a language designed for file and text processing, it is ideally suited to UNIX system administration, Web programming, and database programming, among dozens of other uses.

As one of the easiest programming languages to use for whipping up quick, effective code for simple tasks, Perl attracts new users easily and has become an important and popular tool for getting things done. Before jumping fully into Perl programming, though, there are a few things you should know that will make your life easier, both when writing code and when asking for help from Perl experts.