Modern Perl_en.pdf

Perlturns23yearsoldlaterthisyear.Thelanguagehasgonefromasimpletoolforsystemadministrationsomewherebetween shellscriptingandCprogramming(Perl1)toapowerful,general-purposelanguagesteepedinarichheritage(Perl5)anda consistent,coherent,rethinkingofprogrammingingeneralintendedtolastforanother25years(Perl6