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Perl has two acronym " Practical Extraction and Report Language," and "Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister," It's a retronym, not an acronym. That is, Larry inventor of the languate came up with the name first, and the expansion later. That's why "Perl" isn't in all caps. There's no point in arguing which expansion is correct, becauseContinue reading “Using Perl for Development”