in reply to Origins of the name Perl?
in thread Perl falls victim to shifting trends
Actually, Perl comes from Pearl, which was what Larry used after he dropped the idea of using Gloria, his wife's first name, as name for the language. But Pearl is indeed a backronym for Practical Extraction And Report Language.
Makeshifts last the longest.
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Re: Origins of the name Perl?
by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Nov 13, 2002 at 16:28 UTC | |
by PetaMem (Priest) on Dec 09, 2002 at 08:46 UTC | |
by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Feb 24, 2003 at 13:36 UTC |
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