A lot of system administration tasks can be made easier with some “glue” code—and Perl is an excellent glue language, useful for many things. As its creator Larry Wall says, “when is the last time you used duct tape on a duct?”
In this session, attendees will learn a little about Perl, with a focus on its use in system administration. We’ll explore Perl’s mature infrastructure, step through the basics of creating Perl programs, and discuss use cases for system administration tools in Perl.
