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Perl is written in C.

If you want to utilize pure speed of the processor, If you have enough time and knowledge on C you can very well code/achieve everything using C. In C you have to manage the memory(allocation/deallocation) mistakes there will often lead to SEGMENTATION FAULT.

If you want the speed of C, with lots of flexibility in using/manipulation of data structures, if you want pick-up and use third party modules, with lots and lots of support & help from community(perlmonks) then perl is best. Whatever is possible to be achieved using C is achieved using perl also. Perl manages memory for you, but still you got to be careful on using the created data structures/variables otherwise you will end up in using all the available memory, I have been using perl for 4 years now and I have never got a SEGFAULT :) .

I compared only the points that suddenly struck my mind, I think there are so many of them like this.
Good question.

Vivek
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In reply to Re: Perl vs C by targetsmart
in thread Perl vs C by santhosh_89

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