Perl 5 is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over 23 years of development. More about why we love Perl...
Learning Perl 5
With free online books, over 23,500 extension modules, and a large developer community, there are many ways to learn Perl 5.
The Perl Community
Perl has an active world wide community with over 300 local groups, mailing lists and support/discussion websites.
CPAN
The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) has over 18,000 open source modules available for download.
Events and Conferences
Conferences, social and technical events around the world offer lots of networking and learning opportunities.
Perl 6
Perl 6 is a sister language, part of the Perl family. Perl 6 is not production ready yet, you can get involved with its development though.
The Perl Foundation
The Perl Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of the Perl programming language through open discussion, collaboration, design, and code.
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Tip
Perl -- Because life's too short to code without punctuation.
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