Larry Wall
Computer Programmer and Perl Creator
Born
September 27th, 1954
70 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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