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Part 1: Minimal Perl: for UNIX and Linux Users > Introducing Minimal Perl
Chapter 1. Introducing Minimal Perl
| 1.1 | A visit to Perlistan | 3 |
| 1.2 | Perl can be simple | 7 |
| 1.3 | About Minimal Perl | 7 |
| 1.4 | Laziness is a virtue | 9 |
| 1.5 | A minimal dose of syntax | 10 |
| 1.6 | Writing one-line programs | 11 |
| 1.7 | Summary | 14 |
Perl is a great language, with an ingenious mentality underlying it, and a terrific user community gathered around it. Given these properties, it’s no wonder it has become so popular.
