Perl had fewer breaking changes than Python or Ruby; we
expect that trend to continue given the inertia of Perl 5.
- Note: this document was written before the Perl 7 announcement.
- We'll continue to monitor and adapt to the situation around
- what distros are doing in regard to maintaining compatibility.
+ As of April 2021, the Perl Steering Committee has confirmed
+ Perl 7 will require `use v7.0' and existing code should
+ continue working unchanged:
+ https://nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/259789
+ <CAMvkq_SyTKZD=1=mHXwyzVYYDQb8Go0N0TuE5ZATYe_M4BCm-g@mail.gmail.com>
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