in the list of known programming languages.

Deal killer or honest mistake?

unchecked spellchecker.

Dealkiller.

Ask him/her which version.  See what they say.

Deal killer. There is no way anybody who actually knew perl would spell it pearl.

> Ask him/her which version.  See what they say.

Smooth.

If they reply black they probably are in the wrong interview.

I honestly can't remember which version it's on now. Is it still 5?

5.8.8

Ask them how much they paid for their pearl of great price.

Perl approaches asymptotically towards version 6. In a few years Perl will be up to 5.9.9.8.

I'd hire him if also knows Sea and Sea Pound.

It'd be a tremendous bonus if he knows how to manage printer kwayways.

Deal killer MAYBE.

Spelling errors on a resume are very bad since the candidate has a chance to check it and the resume represents an example of the very best they have to offer. You need an eye for detail to be a programmer. A small error might be OK, like its vs it's, or your vs you're.

But in this case it's entirely possible they are an expert in THIS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEARL_programming_language

Dealkiller.

and this:
PEARL, or Process and Experiment Automation Realtime Language,
...would have to pop up under their specific, listed work experience.

Uh oh. 'Dealkiller' isn't a word. Oh my. Gonna have to say 'pass'.

But seriously, Pearl is a real language so if there are concerns the person is misspelling Perl instead, it's easy enough to find out. Obviously this person must have a fantastic resumé otherwise if this is the only problem with it.

You do get that chacne to at least re-read it, but maybe their auto-spellcheck changed Perl to Pearl...