Well, I just answered the original question in the title - "Does anyone use Perl on Windows?"

I do. I use it for data processing to meet my own personal needs. I don't work for a company where they tell me what version to use or what modules I should use or can't use, etc. I create my own rules. Yes, I started learning in 2016, and I am still learning. I always learn something new.

People say that TinyPerl is unofficial or broken or unsupported, but honestly I have yet to see a bug in it. I have been using it all these years and have never seen a bug. The only "bug" I found so far is that it cannot create scalar (strings) that are longer than 256MB, but that's not a huge problem. I learn to work around that issue.

As far as security, I can't remember the last time I got hacked or got a virus or spyware on XP. XP is very safe. Of course, if you download and install random things from the internet all the time or click on links in emails, then obviously it's unsafe. But Linux can be unsafe as well if someone doesn't keep basic safety rules. But as long as you know how to use Windows XP safely, it won't bite you. I have been using it for 20 years or so.

In reply to Re^3: Does anyone use Perl on Windows? by harangzsolt33
in thread Does anyone use Perl on Windows? by stevieb

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