in reply to Question of the thing we call "Perl"
- a tool that makes web administration easier
- a toy (eg look at the Perl Tutor or at Stage Names)
- something that spawned an active and friendly community
- a programming language that is usable with many levels of skill
- Perl has lead me to Linux, as I came from using word processors on dos/win* only
neophyte Niederrhein.pm
* DR dos actually was good - good in that it was stable and user-friendly