Perl 5.8

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Perl_(Gtk2-Perl)
gptkbp:community Active community support
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Larry_Wall
gptkbp:features Unicode support
New built-in functions
Improved regular expressions
gptkbp:has_expansion .pl
.pm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Perl 5.8
gptkbp:latest_version 5.8.9
gptkbp:license gptkb:Artistic_License_2.0
gptkbp:notable_feature Dynamic typing
Enhanced debugging tools
Improved error handling
Automatic memory management
Support for internationalization
Support for complex data structures
Support for cloud computing
Support for database interaction
Support for web scraping
Object-oriented programming support
Extensive documentation
Support for machine learning
Support for web frameworks
Support for game development
Support for scientific computing
Threading support
Improved performance over previous versions
Support for network protocols
Support for mobile applications
Support for data analysis
Support for JSON processing
Support for XML processing
Support for new data types
Support for SOAP
Support for file handling
Support for automation scripts
Support for RESTAP Is
Support for GUI applications
Support for multiple programming paradigms
Regular expression engine
Support for new modules
Rich set of built-in functions
CPAN integration
Improved performance for large data sets
Regular expression syntax enhancements
Support for email handling
Support for object serialization
gptkbp:philosophy Multi-paradigm
gptkbp:platform Cross-platform
gptkbp:predecessor Perl 5.6
gptkbp:release_date July 18, 2002
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Perl_5.10
gptkbp:type Interpreted Language
gptkbp:uses Bioinformatics
Web development
Text processing
System administration
Network programming