Re: Version, version, why change the version.

Point point releases are generally bug fix versions. Check the release docs and see if any of the bugs affect you - if not, no need to update.

Point releases generally introduce some nifty new stuff and may remove some nasty old stuff. Check the release docs - if there's nothing you need, no need to update.

The release of Perl 6 has not reached "real soon now" status, don't worry about it.

Unless there are compelling reasons, like bug fixes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is a pretty good argument - but you know that anyway. :)

DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel

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Re^2: Version, version, why change the version. by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 08, 2006 at 06:16 UTC
Within 5.6 and 5.8, it's probably good to upgrade to get the lastest bug fixes. To go from 5.6 to 5.8 is less compelling. I presume many did the jump to obtains proper Unicode support. Other features were added as well (complete history). The jump is not too bad; code and modules that worked in 5.6 should work in 5.8, but they will need to be recompiled. And of course, going from 5 to 6 will be a major undertaking. That jump is practically equivalent to a language switch.	[reply]
Re^3: Version, version, why change the version. by Courage (Parson) on Mar 08, 2006 at 14:43 UTC
That jump is practically equivalent to a language switch Hey! Perl5 do not have `switch` ! (Switch.pm isn't really an option) Hmmm... may be this is one of the reasons why we should do language switch to perl6? :):):) Best regards, Courage, the Cowardly Dog	[reply] [d/l]