Software Engineers Handbook/Language Dictionary/Perl

Perl
Rather than duplicating information that'll likely get out of date or overlooked, it's best that we simply refer you to:


 * the companion Perl Wikibook (a full detailed tutorial)
 * the Perl Wikipedia entry (a one-page summary of Perl)
 * Perl.com (from O'Reilly Media)
 * The Perl Beginner's site (with lots of good links)
 * Perl Mongers, the global organization of Perl user groups
 * PerlMonks, an online discussion forum devoted to Perl
 * Use.perl, a Perl news site (much like Slashdot)
 * The Australian Perl Community's "new to Perl" wiki page
 * The Perl Foundation, which supports the current development of perl, including work on Perl 6 and parrot.
 * The Perl Journal, an online Perl magazine
 * , the print magazine about Perl