On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 07:15:54PM -0000, Felix Geerinckx wrote: > on Thu, 02 May 2002 18:57:51 GMT, Tanton Gibbs wrote: > > > I'm writing an academic paper in which I used Perl...so I want to > > make sure I get the names right. If I'm talking about the perl > > interpreter I use lower case like I just did. But, if I'm talking > > about the Perl language, I use an uppercase P like I just did...is > > this correct? > > I'm afraid not. In the 3rd edition of the Camel, one reads in various > places: > > ...the Perl interpreter... > > Also see > perldoc -q perl > What's the difference between "perl" and "Perl"?
So, Tanton has the correct idea, but didn't express it correctly. The Perl interpreter is perl. That is, perl is the interpreter for the Perl language. Unless you decide to make up your own rules. -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
