moderated, versions of perl for newbie

by **Jim Maas** » Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:47:58 GMT

I'm taking up a new position and have never used perl before although
use and code in lots of other languages. When doing a bit of survey I
find, what appear to be different versions of perl. Can anyone tell me
if the syntax is generally similar or are they completely different.

Thanks for all advice and if there is a web page or summary somewhere
else please pass this on to me.

Thanks and Very Best Regards

Jim

XXXX@XXXXX.COM

by **yf110** » Mon, 01 Mar 2004 04:20:12 GMT

: I'm taking up a new position and have never used perl before although
: use and code in lots of other languages. When doing a bit of survey I
: find, what appear to be different versions of perl. Can anyone tell me
: if the syntax is generally similar or are they completely different.

Which versions?

Version 5 has various sub versions, perhaps that is what you've seen.

All version 5's have the pretty much an identical syntax, which is to say
that an older perl 5 program will almost always run as-is on a newer
version 5 of perl, though I wouldn't upgrade the perl version on a
critical server without a thorough test, because the occasional hickup can
occur.

Perl version 4 is _very_ old (it was in use like ten years ago or so) and
not normally available now, but who knows? Apparently many version 4
scripts will run as-is on version 5. It lacks many of version 5's
features, so in that sense the syntax is different.

Perl version 6 is not in production available yet, and I don't think
you could even have it unless you do a bit of work to get it, so the
syntax doesn't matter.

I'm looking for telecommute projects. (Paying that is, various
arrangements possible.)

by **Philip Newton** » Mon, 01 Mar 2004 18:42:43 GMT

On 29 Feb 2004 12:20:12 -0800, XXXX@XXXXX.COM (Malcolm Dew-Jones)

He may also have seen various pre-packaged distributions such as
IndigoPerl or ActivePerl, which may be preferable for a beginners
because of the number of modules that come along with the base install
and because of the package management software which may (or may not) be
easier to use than CPAN(PLUS).

Cheers,
Philip
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Yes, that really is my address; no need to remove anything to reply.
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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