While Perl and Python are two different programming languages, Python has the ability to execute Perl scripts through a built in function. Since Perl and Python are designed for different ...

Perl, Python, and Ruby are commonly used for CLI control and management scripts, and they offer a plethora of modules that can make all kinds of functions easier to develop.

The former second-class citizens of the programming world have leaped to the fore, changing the face of enterprise software development. With the rise of Web 2.0, scripting languages (also called ...

A common statement is that “Perl 6 is not Perl”, and it’s largely true, except in name. Unlike Python, though, there is no community consensus that Perl 5 needs to be retired.

The goal of this course is to provide an in-depth introduction to the Python programming language followed by an introduction to both the Perl and PHP. All of these languages share common ...

The latest edition of the widely used Vim text editor now supports both the Lua programming language as well as the latest versions of Python and Perl. Bram Moolenaar, the developer behind Vim ...

Or rather, let's admit there's a right tool for every job, and the multilingual developer is painted into fewer corners Last week, I shared my reluctance to blindly accept the abstractions found in ...

SlickEdit 2009 is a new version of the multi-platform code editor with support for 40 languages and seven platforms.