What is Perl?
{{Infobox programming language | name = Perl | logo = | paradigm = [[multi-paradigm]]: [[Functional programming|functional]], [[Imperative programming|imperative]], [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]] ([[Class-based programming|class-based]]), [[Reflective programming|reflective]], [[Procedural programming|procedural]], [[Event-driven programming|Event-driven]], [[Generic programming|generic]] | year = 1987 | designer = [[Larry Wall]] | developer = Larry Wall | latest_release_version = 5.24.0<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2016/05/msg236242.html | title = Perl 5.24.0 is now available! | accessdate = 2016-05-25 | publisher = perl.org }}</ref> | latest_release_date = {{release date|mf=yes|2016|05|09}} | latest preview version = 5.23.2<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2015/08/msg230298.html | title = perl-5.23.2 is now available | accessdate = 2015-09-30 | publisher = perl.org}}</ref> | latest preview date = {{release date|mf=yes|2015|08|20}} | turing-complete = Yes | influenced_by = [[AWK (programming language)|AWK]], [[Smalltalk 80]], [[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]], [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[sed]], [[Unix shell]], [[Pascal (programming language)|Pascal]] | influenced = [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[PHP]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[ECMAScript]]/[[Javascript]], [[LPC (programming language)|LPC]], [[Windows PowerShell]], [[Falcon (programming language)|Falcon]], [[Perl 6]], [[Qore (programming language)|Qore]], [[Julia (programming language)|Julia]]<!--2012--> | programming_language = [[C (programming language)|C]] | operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] | license = [[GNU General Public License]] or [[Artistic License]]<ref name='licensing'>{{cite web | url = http://dev.perl.org/licenses | title = Perl Licensing | accessdate