Enlisted below are the various Characteristics of Perl :
* Case-sensitive
* Easy to code
* Open-source
* Portable and cross-platform.
* Extendable
* No distinction between the types of variables.
* Can return non-linear types likes arrays etc.
* Non-scalars can be used as loop indices.
* Supports high-level intrinsic operations – Example : stack Push/pop.
* Powerful text manipulation API including Regular expressions.
