Re: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:

Yay!! ... congrats hippo ... it made it !!
When we say "latest version" are we talking about latest "stable release" ? ... or latest "devel release" ? ... or current "blead" ?

I generally run the latest "devel release" because, if there's a problem brewing re the OS/compiler combo that I use or with any of the modules that I maintain, then I want to know about it "toot sweet". One thing I've learned over the years, on Windows, is that you can't trust p5p.
A more committed perl programmer would probably be recompiling perl from git source every time a new commit was made, but I don't have the energy for that.

My best guess is that I actually do prefer to run "the latest version of Perl" and that I am therefore unable to cast a truthful vote.

Luckily, voting is not compulsory here !!!

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^2: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because: by kcott (Archbishop) on Feb 01, 2023 at 16:57 UTC
"I actually do prefer to run "the latest version of Perl" and that I am therefore unable to cast a truthful vote." Ditto -- no vote cast. I suggested a way to handle this situation in "Re^2: poll ideas quest 2023 (perl version)": "an option should be provided for those with the opposite preference". — Ken	[reply]
Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because: by hippo (Archbishop) on Feb 02, 2023 at 12:24 UTC
And it was a good suggestion (as were some others). Unfortunately I've been busy and did not have time to collate/deploy all those good suggestions before the poll idea suddenly became a live poll. Sorry about that. In case anyone was wondering, the inspiration for the poll was Re^5: help with "symbol lookup error" message by syphilis. 🦛	[reply]
Re^4: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because: by Aldebaran (Curate) on Feb 02, 2023 at 19:58 UTC
A mis-post from you? I guess we all have our days. I would be curious to see this poll again with options that might include: Today's latest and greatest software contains tomorrow's zero day exploits. Gruss aus Amiland, where our common life is a TruthSocial mispost	[reply]
Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because: by Bod (Parson) on Feb 01, 2023 at 23:19 UTC
It's a pity there's no "abstain" option, as I also prefer to run the latest stable release. However, I have 5.32 on this machine in my home office (Windows 10 box with Strawberry Perl) and I'm stuck with 5.16.3 on my shared hosting - one day I will change to VPS and have something a little more modern!	[reply]
Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because: by cavac (Prior) on Feb 02, 2023 at 11:57 UTC
I agree. Running an up-to-date version of Perl makes sense to me, too. I would have to upgrade eventually, come what may. Might as well upgrade to a version that is actively supported and still accepting bug reports and has the latest security fixes. PerlMonks XP is useless? Not anymore: XPD - Do more with your PerlMonks XP	[reply]
Re^2: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because: by Arunbear (Prior) on Feb 03, 2023 at 10:32 UTC
The next poll could be the inverse of this one, i.e. "I prefer to run the latest version of Perl because ..." if yourself or anyone else would like to fill in the options.	[reply]
Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because: by syphilis (Archbishop) on Feb 03, 2023 at 11:51 UTC
"I prefer to run the latest version of Perl because ..." if yourself or anyone else would like to fill in the options Whoooo...oot !!! Don't wind me up !: * I'm not an idiot * I'm not a pea-brain * I'm not stupid * ... * I'm not a dickhead * I'm not stupid * Ooops, we've already had that last one ... but who cares ?? * I'm not dumb * .... And please remember that, at the Monastery, the first Friday in every month is "TIC Friday", and that every Friday (in every month) is "Alcohol-fuelled Friday". Admittedly, there are some parts of the world where it's not yet Friday. Catch up, you lot ;-) Cheers, Rob	[reply]