Subj : Re: Perl and other programming language
To   : comp.programming
From : Duane Bozarth
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 04:34 pm

Willem wrote:
> 
> John wrote:
> ) Ed Prochak wrote:
> )> PERL is used very often though, so I'd say you are on the right track.
> ) Perl is NOT an acronym so PERL is never used.
> 
> 'Practical Extraction and Report Language' is a backronym, however.
....

Hadn't heard that one before, thanks... :)

Regarding capitalization, ISO has declared that all Standards for
languages will use normal capitalization.  So, FORTRAN is now officially
Fortran, for example, by the Standard.  

(I don't know whether than can be enforced retroactively to FORTRAN II,
say, however).  :)

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