Perl Memory Management Explained

Perl is a dynamic language where memory management is handled by Perl’s interpreter. The interpreter uses a garbage collection mechanism to automatically track and release unused memory, so Perl programmers do not need to explicitly manage memory as the interpreter takes care of most of it.

However, Perl programmers can reduce memory usage by avoiding creating many temporary variables, avoiding creating excessively large data structures, and releasing variables that are no longer needed in a timely manner. Additionally, Perl also provides modules and tools like Devel::Size and Devel::Leak, which can help programmers diagnose and optimize memory usage.