User since: Dec 02, 2005 at 22:12 UTC (20 years ago)
Last here: Dec 03, 2005 at 00:15 UTC (20 years ago)
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I started learning Perl CGI 2 months ago and am otherwise completely new to programming. I chose Perl for it's text manipulation abilities, the fact that it is free & widely supported, and because it is versatile (i.e. there are many ways to accomplish one task) and allows for creativity.