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Webinar: The ActiveState of Tcl

Millions of developers around the world use Tcl for rapid prototyping, scripted applications, GUIs, and testing. It’s everywhere around us…

What’s Up Perl?

Recently, Tom Radcliffe (ActiveState Director of Engineering) and Jason McIntosh, co-author of the O’Reily book “Perl & XML,” did a…

The Perl Paradox

Our Director of Engineering, Tom Radcliffe, recently presented a talk at YAPC North America titled “The Perl Paradox.” This concept…

A Long-Time Perl Hacker’s View of the Perl World: Past, Present and Future

ActiveState is in a unique position in the Perl world, as both the creator of the first ever Perl for Windows distribution, and as the leading supplier of Enterprise Perl solutions…

An Interview with a Perl Hacker

Perl is invisible—like the air. Those are some commonly heard refrains when people talk about Perl. It’s been around for…

Overview of Komodo IDE X

Our continued reliance on mobile devices and the resulting proliferation of mobile apps has led to increased demand in tools…

How to Prevent IT Disasters with Off-the-Shelf Solutions

Large software projects are like catnip to corporations and governments. There’s something irresistible to them about wanting to create and…

Expert Tips and Tricks

How do innovative enterprises rely on dynamic languages such as Perl and Python to glue together sets of independent computer systems and ensure reliable and secure connections to their data stores?