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September 01, 2022 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: About 1 minute

The Perl programming language is a general-purpose programming language that is used for a variety of applications, including web development, system administration, and network programming.

Perl may be an old language, but it is still the glue that holds many projects together.
Perl may be an old language, but it is still the glue that holds many projects together.

Perl is a very popular language, and it is used in a variety of applications, including web development, mobile development, and desktop development.

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