LINUXexpert.orgMar 15

Perl was weird, messy, brilliant, and absolutely foundational to the early web.

Before modern frameworks and JavaScript everywhere, Perl powered CGI scripts, forms, counters, search tools, admin panels, and the kind of text processing that made the first dynamic websites possible.

A lot of people remember Perl as a joke. History says otherwise.

https://linuxexpert.org/perl-the-strange-language-that-built-the-early-web/

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Perl: The Strange Language That Built the Early Web

A deep dive into Perl’s history, its role in building the early web, and how it influenced modern programming languages, package ecosystems, and developer culture.

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Show threadRandom GeekMar 15

@linuxexpert @philsplace I dunno man, even if I like the topic I get a little antsy about model-generated header image with no byline and no names in the site's About page. Gotta dig all the way into `<meta name="author">` to find "John Ellis."

Other articles on the site have names visibly attached—though their meta author value is also John Ellis rather than the listed author.

Sorry to be so persnickety, but attribution matters to me and we live in weird times.

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@randomgeek @philsplace the generated images are just kinda going to be there, I am not a graphic artist and don't have time to make one off images for every article,
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Show threadRandom GeekMar 15
@linuxexpert @philsplace Hey at least you straight up state it outright in the Mastodon bio. It's opposite my preferences, but it's not my site!