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What are the advantages and disadvantages of Perl language?
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Perl advantages:
Its syntax is simple, which makes it easy to understand.
It supports OOP concepts.
Perl programs runs easily on the system.
It is more flexible to use.
It supports all platforms and is much more portable.
It has a rich set of Perl modules and free software.
It is much more efficient to work on text and string manipulation as it is a scripting language.
Perl combines features of many other languages which make it easy to understand.

Perl disadvantages
A Perl program containing CPAN modules will not run on another system which doesn't have CPAN modules installed.
It is an interpretative language, so it is slower in comparison with other languages.
It has untidy and unreadable codes.
It starts creating problems when code is larger than 200 lines.
It is not portable.   Your Comment




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