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Perl

High-level programming language
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Though Perl is not officially an acronym, there are various backronyms in use, including "Practical Extraction and Reporting Language". Wikipedia
Developer: Larry Wall
First appeared: December 18, 1987; 36 years ago
Implementation language: C
License: Artistic License 1.0 or GNU General Public License version 1 or any later version
Paradigm: Multi-paradigm
Preview release: 5.39.9 / 20 March 2024; 30 days ago
Stable release: : 5.38.2 / 29 November 2023; 4 months ago; 5.36.3 / 29 November 2023; 4 months ago;