I have been contemplating a question lately related to Perl, and it's entirety of uses/ways it is used throughout many different areas in the computing realm.

Is there anything Perl can't be used for (within reason, and pertaining to computer related genres only,)?

I thought through the different comparisons that have been brought up before, (e.g. PHP - Perl, ASP - Perl, etc.) and have wondered if Perl can (using any modules needed,) do virtually anything that one needs it to be used for.

The thought came to me that Perl could very nearly be the BEST resource a programmer could learn how to use, if it can be applied to most any facet of programming necessity. I am not sure if this is the case, but from what I have thought through this idea, and still have yet to come to a conclusion whether Perl can very easily be used for anything one can think of to use it for.

Andy Summers

In reply to Is Perl the End-All? by bladx

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