Perl Console

Perl Console is a software application that offers a robust interactive Perl code evaluation feature. The program uses Readline to capture user input and provides completion with all of the namespaces loaded during the session. This feature is quite useful for developers that write Perl modules. Users are able to load a module during their session and test a function that has been exported by the module.

Additionally, Readline is used to capture user input and offers a suite of user-friendly tools such as key bindings and completion. This makes it easier for users to navigate and work with their input.

An example of this functionality might look something like this:

Perl> $var = 3 - 3
Perl> $va values var vars::
Perl> $var + 2 - 5
Perl> use Digest::MD5 qw(md5_base64) *** loading Digest::MD5 *** + md5_base64
Perl> md5_base64 ($var) - 7MvIfktc4v4oMI/Z8qe68w

In more recent releases of Perl Console, there has been a complete object-oriented rewrite. Additionally, users can now take advantage of different output modes including yaml, Data::Dumper, and scalar features.

Overall, Perl Console is a well-designed software application that offers an exceptional interactive Perl code evaluation feature. Its Readline integration is a particularly useful feature for developers that work with Perl modules.