Common uses of Perl include
text processing
system administration
CGI and web programming
other Internet programming
Perl is a general purpose programming language, distributed for free via the Perl website and mirror sites
Perl includes excellent support for regular expressions, object oriented programming, and other features
Perl allows a great degree of programmer flexibility - "There's more than one way to do it".
The three virtues of a programmer are Laziness, Impatience and Hubris. Perl will help you foster these virtues
The three virtues of a programmer in a group environment are Diligence, Patience, and Humility.
Perl is a collaborative language - everyone is free to contribute to the Perl software and the Perl community
Parts of Perl include:
the Perl interpreter
documentation in several formats
library modules