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The complete story is more complicated still, as perl is able to dynamically link to "Perl" libraries compiled from other languages, including C and C++.
But this is an aside. The problem in Perl is that certain operations can only be parsed completely in the run-time context. Consider the following, for which C has no analog (buffer overflows notwithstanding). Now, some theorists will complain bitterly that this must slow your code down, but this is usually the least of your problems. (See Optimising Perl.. for example) Thog.
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