The joy of Perl, 20 years later


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The joy of Perl, 20 years later

by Anonymous Monk

on Oct 09, 2018 at 14:55 UTC ( #1223740=perlmeditation: print w/replies, xml )

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October 13, 1998

The joy of Perl: How Larry Wall invented a messy programming language — and changed the face of the Web.

http://www.salon.com/1998/10/13/feature_269

October 04, 2018

Having it both ways: Larry Wall, Perl and the technology and culture of the early web

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24701475.2018.1495810

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Re: The joy of Perl, 20 years later by LanX (Saint) on Oct 09, 2018 at 15:17 UTC
What shortcuts can I use for linking to other information? Markup in the Monastery Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice}	[reply]
Re^2: The joy of Perl, 20 years later by Anonymous Monk on Oct 09, 2018 at 16:05 UTC
Your diligence is admirable but perlmonks blocks anonymous posts with working links.	[reply]
Re^3: The joy of Perl, 20 years later by LanX (Saint) on Oct 09, 2018 at 18:13 UTC
This must be a bug. Workaround: Creating an account on PerlMonks Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice}	[reply]
Re^4: The joy of Perl, 20 years later by Anonymous Monk on Oct 11, 2018 at 20:34 UTC
Re^5: The joy of Perl, 20 years later by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Oct 12, 2018 at 00:57 UTC
Some notes below your chosen depth have not been shown here
Re^5: The joy of Perl, 20 years later by LanX (Saint) on Oct 11, 2018 at 20:55 UTC
Re^3: The joy of Perl, 20 years later by Anonymous Monk on Oct 09, 2018 at 17:51 UTC
Yeah, sometimes it blocks even safe links like `[doc://...]` or `[id://...]`, other times I manage to sneak in an external link without logging in.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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