New features in Perl 5.x

We’ll be updating Learning Perl for the new features since Perl 5.10.0. I’ve been tracking those new features over at The Effective Perler, so you can read about them there. Not every new feature will make it into Learning Perl since we only aim to cover those that are important for beginners. However, since those features profiled at The Effective Perler are the important ones, many of those will show up in the new edition:

• Perl 5.8
• Perl 5.10
• Perl 5.12
• Perl 5.14