Re^3: perl not omnipotent? let's see!

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Re^4: perl not omnipotent? let's see! by spiritway (Vicar) on Oct 19, 2005 at 04:27 UTC
So they tell me. Others, though, claim that this isn't true. I've seen some bitter flames over whether Perl stands for "Practical Extraction and Report Language", or for anything at all. To be honest, I just don't know what' the truth about it...	[reply]
Re^5: perl not omnipotent? let's see! by tilly (Archbishop) on Oct 19, 2005 at 04:34 UTC
I consider perlfaq1 the definitive reference. As it says, "...perl is not an acronym, apocryphal folklore and post-facto expansions notwithstanding." Note that I have seen Larry Wall claim that he settled on the name Perl partially because he liked the fact that it could expand both to Practical Extraction and Report Language and Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister. Which is why both of those are in the perl manpage.	[reply]
Re^6: perl not omnipotent? let's see! by spiritway (Vicar) on Oct 19, 2005 at 04:51 UTC
OK, but in perl.pod, the name of the program is listed as "Practical Extraction and Report Language". This doc was written by Larry Wall with "oodles of other people", and I know Larry and company love to play around... so the issue seems unclear to me. I kind of like the Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister, myself...	[reply]
Re^7: perl not omnipotent? let's see! by tilly (Archbishop) on Oct 19, 2005 at 05:47 UTC
Re^8: perl not omnipotent? let's see! by spiritway (Vicar) on Oct 19, 2005 at 22:14 UTC
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