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The goal of this Wiki is to collect and store the knowledge necessary for the productive, beneficial, and profitable (read: sustainable) use of Perl and related projects. The Wiki is intended to be a first port of call for users looking for information both free and paid tools that may be used by Perl programmers looking to carve out an independant living. This wiki was inspired by FreePascal's Wiki. Their user community also seems to be very positive and support of independant software makers. Much of this main page has taken direct inspiration from it. No forum is planned, there are also plenty of ways Perl community members may interact.

This wiki is maintained by Brett Estrade (OODLER) <brett.estrade@gmail.com>; I am an idependant Perl contractor based in Houston, Texas. If you found this page looking for a contract Perl programmer, you may reach me for a quote here.

Disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted, the opinions and forms of expression on this site are my own own. So call Perl "standards of conduct" hold no dominion over me or this site; I also reject the traditional "virtus of Perl", rather I strive for the rightly ordered virtue originally intended by Perl's creator, Larry Wall; these are the things that hold sway over me and this site. If you don't like it, you do not have to be here.

Perl Related Documentation

Perl already has loads of documentation about it.

Perl Beginners, Hobbyist, and Dabblers This section is for anyone interested in Perl, learning Perl, or those tinkering with Perl. The point of this section is to move you over to become a professional Perl Craftsmen. Official Website Downloads Community Participation Email Lists and Communities: Tutorials Books and Magazines

Perl Craftsmen and Professional Development This section is for independent software professions who use Perl as their secret weapon to make a living or those wishing to become one. It is not for "Jacks of all trades;" this section is for Perl craftsmen - journey men and true masters wishing to leverage their skills in Perl to put food in their kids' mouths and a roof over their head. Official Website Application Development Tools Commerical Success Stories and Case Studies Downloads Community Participation Tutorials Books and Magazines Related Sites

Wiki Portals

Wiki Portals have been created for a selection of the platforms and topics that Perl and related tools support. The Portals gather together all the related information for the particular platform or topic in one place to make it easier to locate. The full list of supported platforms may be found here.

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  Embedded

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  FreeBSD

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  Linux

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  macOS

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  Windows

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  New Users

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  Database Development

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  Game Development

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  Hardware and Robotics

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  HowTo Demos

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  Science and Technology

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  Web Development

In the News

A summary of recent news stories about Perl can be found here.

Projects using Perl

Details and screenshots of an extensive number of applications created with Perl may be found here. There is also plenty of source code that can be found here.

Bug Tracker

The Perl Bug Tracker and the Perl Request Tracker (RT) are the places to go to check if the anomaly you have encountered has already been recorded as a Perl or Perl module bug and, if not, you can lodge a bug report (see How do I create a bug report) so that it can be fixed. Even better, lodge a patch if you can (see Creating A Patch) with the bug report.