Which would be the advantages and benefits of Perl's usage on academic formation?

Can you please elaborate on the question? I do not really understand what you are asking.

If you are discussing academic (teaching) languages, typically one goes more towards "pure" languages rather than hybrids like Perl -- aka a mostly-pure OO language (such as my least-favorite language Java) (for OO) or Lisp/Scheme (for functional programming) or C/C++ so development can start in a procedural way. IMHO, Perl allows too many shortcuts and too many styles to be a 'first' language for training disciplined programmers. Perl is a fine second or third language. In other words, it's too powerful in the hands of the inexperienced because there are no rules. That is, of course, why I like it. I think Universities should offer at least a Perl short-course, though, once the students have grasped the various styles -- the blend of them in Perl is very productive -- it makes computing a Zen artform.

If you are using it in research, well, I still think a more "pure" language is historically encouraged -- though it is possible to be Lispy in Perl should you want to -- say if your research was string extensive or needed a ton of CPAN modules or could benefit from something like POE. In theory, choice of languages SHOULD NOT be largely relevant in academics, though your colleagues might still be biased I.e. a lot of "Software Engineering" types like to kiss Java's hairy butt and AI guys like Lisp/Scheme, and would choke if you used Perl. But if you are doing basic algorithms or networking or speech synthesis -- no one will care as long as the tools work and what you publish is high quality. In these areas, theory is what matters most. My Computer Graphics professor dabbled in speech recognition using Mathematica. Heck, that's barely even a language -- but it worked for him.

If I got the question wrong, I apologize. But hey, I work in the "real" world, what do I know!

In reply to Re: Academic Formation by flyingmoose
in thread Teaching Perl inside an Academic Course by Mago

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