Listing features is a bad way to choose a language[1]. Program something in it, and if you get a good feeling, then probably a lot of other people will too, an

Listing features is a bad way to choose a language[1]. Program something in it, and if you get a good feeling, then probably a lot of other people will too, and the language will take off. Larry Wall is a linguist, and I think that is probably what sets perl apart more than anything. But yes, it happens to have the kitchen sink, too. [1] Unless you have hard requirements, like control over memory or runtime environment.