Why we use Perl? Well I am one member of a small team that maintains an automated file transfering system. It runs between Unix, Windows2k and Mainframes, as well as whatever our clients might happen to be using to drop off or pick up files from our site. We primarly use Perl to glue together some of the diffenent applications we use (i.e. PKZIP, PGP, SilverKey, and so forth). We were using NT command scripts on the NT side but I pushed to start using Perl there as well as on the Unix side because we could consolidate code and it would be relatively platform independent. Perl also gives us greater flexibility in scripting and it runs very fast. I've also demonstrated how fast Perl can be used to generate monthly reports from the logs that our system creates. Also, Net::SMTP makes things like email notifications quicker and require less in the way of platform specific solutions. By standardizing to one language across both of our main platforms, code developed, tested and working on one can (with some modifications) be used on the other. This also eases troubleshooting when a script breaks, you simply learn how the basics of one language works and then you don't have to switch as many mental gears when going from one platform to the other. Also, with POD, we can keep documentation within the code itself which is a big plus. Hopefully this will enable us to have a system that is relatively fault-tolerant and can be easily be maintained by future people.

"Ex libris un peut de tout"

In reply to Re: What do you use Perl for and Why? by nimdokk
in thread What do you use Perl for and Why? by pg

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