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PERL is something you use for scripting inside of a SHELL. The name comes from the fact that pearls are formed within a creature that has a shell. Ruby is ano

by rhygar 15y ago

PERL is something you use for scripting inside of a SHELL. The name comes from the fact that pearls are formed within a creature that has a shell. Ruby is another precious stone like a pearl.

mnemonicsloth 15y ago
Pearls are formed in response to constant irritation over a long period of time.
- rkowalick 15y ago
  This is one of the funnier HN comments I have seen in a long time. Gave me a solid 5 minute chuckle.
- wazoox 15y ago
  Precisely, after constant irritation with sh, awk and sed programming.
bitops 15y ago
Aha! Never made that connection. Thanks!