Larry Wall

Computer Programmer and Perl Creator

Larry Wall - Computer Programmer and Perl Creator
Born

September 27th, 1954
71 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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A computer programmer and author, contributed significantly to the field of programming with the creation of Perl, a highly influential scripting language introduced in 1987. Developed Perl to make report processing easier and it quickly gained popularity, especially for web development and system administration tasks. Authored several books on programming and contributed to the development of various programming languages. Also known for his work on the language's design principles and philosophy.

Created the Perl programming language

Authored 'Programming Perl'

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