perl.org
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| perl.org | |
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| Name | perl.org |
| Owner | The Perl Foundation |
perl.org is the official website of the Perl programming language, a mature, open-source language developed by Larry Wall and maintained by a community of volunteers, including Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant, and Brian Ingerson. The website serves as a central hub for Perl developers, providing access to documentation, tutorials, and resources for learning and using the language, as well as information on CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, which is maintained by Andreas König and Jarkko Hietaniemi. perl.org is also a key resource for the Perl Mongers, a global community of Perl user groups, which includes groups like New York Perl Mongers and London Perl Mongers, led by Dave Cross and Leo Lapworth. The website is supported by The Perl Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the development and use of Perl, with the help of sponsors like ActiveState and O'Reilly Media.
● Introduction
perl.org provides an introduction to the Perl language, including its history, features, and applications, with links to resources like Perl Tutorial and Perl Cookbook by Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. The website also offers information on Perl-related events, such as the annual Perl Conference, which has been attended by notable speakers like Larry Wall, Damian Conway, and Randal Schwartz. Additionally, perl.org features a blog with articles and news about the Perl community, including posts by Dave Rolsky and Chad Granum. The website is also a gateway to the Perl community, with links to Perl-related mailing lists, such as perl5-porters and perl6-language, and online forums like Perl Monks and Stack Overflow, where users can ask questions and get help from experienced Perl developers like Merlyn Kline and Tye McQueen.
● History
The history of perl.org is closely tied to the development of the Perl language, which was first released in 1987 by Larry Wall. The website was established in the early 1990s, with the help of Tim Bunce and Andreas König, to provide a central location for Perl documentation, tutorials, and resources. Over the years, perl.org has undergone several redesigns and updates, with contributions from Jon Orwant, Brian Ingerson, and other members of the Perl community. The website has also played a key role in promoting the development and use of Perl, with support from organizations like The Perl Foundation and O'Reilly Media, and has been involved in various Perl-related projects, such as the Perl 6 development effort, led by Patrick Michaud and Jonathan Worthington.
● Features
perl.org offers a range of features and resources for Perl developers, including documentation, tutorials, and examples, such as the Perl Documentation and Perl Tutorial by Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. The website also provides access to the CPAN repository, which contains over 100,000 Perl modules and distributions, maintained by Andreas König and Jarkko Hietaniemi. Additionally, perl.org features a section on Perl-related tools and software, including Padre, a Perl IDE developed by Gabor Szabo and Adam Kennedy, and Parrot, a virtual machine for Perl and other languages, developed by Chip Salzenberg and Dan Sugalski. The website also includes a list of Perl-related books, including Programming Perl by Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, and Jon Orwant, and Learning Perl by Randal Schwartz and Tom Phoenix.
● Community
The perl.org community is a global network of Perl developers, users, and enthusiasts, including groups like Perl Mongers and London Perl Mongers, led by Dave Cross and Leo Lapworth. The website provides a range of resources and tools for community members, including mailing lists, such as perl5-porters and perl6-language, and online forums like Perl Monks and Stack Overflow, where users can ask questions and get help from experienced Perl developers like Merlyn Kline and Tye McQueen. perl.org also hosts a blog with articles and news about the Perl community, including posts by Dave Rolsky and Chad Granum, and features a calendar of Perl-related events, including conferences, meetups, and workshops, such as the annual Perl Conference, which has been attended by notable speakers like Larry Wall, Damian Conway, and Randal Schwartz.
● Infrastructure
The infrastructure of perl.org is supported by The Perl Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the development and use of Perl, with the help of sponsors like ActiveState and O'Reilly Media. The website is hosted on a network of servers, including those provided by Pair Networks and Bytemark Hosting, and is maintained by a team of volunteers, including Ask Bjørn Hansen and Robert Spier. perl.org also relies on a range of open-source software, including Apache and MySQL, to provide its services and features, and is supported by a range of Perl-related projects, such as the Perl 6 development effort, led by Patrick Michaud and Jonathan Worthington.
● Governance
The governance of perl.org is overseen by The Perl Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the development and use of Perl, with a board of directors that includes Allison Randal and Curtis Poe. The foundation is responsible for managing the website, as well as other Perl-related projects and initiatives, such as the Perl Conference and the CPAN repository, maintained by Andreas König and Jarkko Hietaniemi. perl.org is also guided by a set of community-driven principles and policies, including the Perl license and the CPAN terms of service, which are maintained by The Perl Foundation and the Perl community, with the help of lawyers like Jason Cliff and Karen Pauley. The website is also subject to the Perl community's standards and best practices, as outlined in the Perl documentation and the CPAN guidelines, which are maintained by Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington.