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Perl 5.8.0 Released

Posted by pudge on from the jhi-is-my-hero dept.

twoshortplanks writes "The latest version of Perl has been released, with new features such as better Unicode support, a new threads implementation, new IO layer support, and a whole plethora of bundled modules - plus a wonderful collection of regression tests and new documentation. The release notes and links to mirrors for download are on dev.perl.org." This is not a release candidate, it's the real thing, representing over two years of work by patch pumpkin holder Jarkko Hietaniemi and his merry band. Hugo van der Sanden is the new pumpking for perl 5.10.

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  1. Re:Time for Berl? by kin_korn_karn · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Ruby's a bloated joke. I don't want an object interface to literals.

  2. Re:Will it enforce readable code? by AndrewHowe · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I use pointers in C++. What is scary about pointers?
    Why use a complex structure when a simple one will do?
    It's better to not branch at all, than to branch in assembly.
    What actual evidence do you have that code is getting more sloppy? Or are you just waving your hands around making general statements, with the subtext that no-one can code as well as you?

  3. Re:Will it enforce readable code? by AndrewHowe · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Hahaha, get back under your bridge, troll!
    VB lower level than C... LOL
    I'm only a little Burrahobbit and I wouldn't make above a mouthful... So don't even bother!