Question/topic
What's a reasonable 'use VERSION' for new CPAN modules in 2023?
Prologue paragraph
This relates to new CPAN modules only. It excludes modules relying on external code; e.g. to support Unicode 13.0, you'd need Perl 5.32 as a minimum. There are a number of versions from which to select, with potential reasons for doing so; these are just suggestions, "Other" is a perfectly valid choice. If you think coding to a preset VERSION is not a good idea, choose "Dynamic".
One or more choices
  • 5.003 (Camel Book 2nd Edition)
  • 5.6 (Camel Book 3rd Edition)
  • 5.8 (stable version for >5 years)
  • 5.10 (many new features now in common use)
  • 5.16 (Camel Book 4th Edition)
  • 5.18 (hash overhaul)
  • 5.26 (no "." in @INC)
  • 5.36 (subroutine signatures)
  • Other (discuss in comments)
  • Dynamic (no standard; code dictates VERSION)

Updates:

— Ken

In reply to Re: poll ideas quest 2023 [Reasonable 'use VERSION' for new CPAN modules] by kcott
in thread poll ideas quest 2023 by pollsters

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