perl coding style - old vs new

linuxfan has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,

I remember reading up somewhere on how things have improved in perl 5.6 and above when compared to the older versions. For e.g,

and a lot more. Is there a webpage/resource where these are listed?

Thanks!

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Re: perl coding style - old vs new by xdg (Monsignor) on Jul 25, 2006 at 23:14 UTC
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Re^2: perl coding style - old vs new by jwkrahn (Abbot) on Jul 26, 2006 at 00:15 UTC
Also: perldoc perltrap	[reply]
Re: perl coding style - old vs new by rvosa (Curate) on Jul 26, 2006 at 04:15 UTC
I'm not sure the "need" for prototypes like main($$$) has changed. Rather, people have learned about the trade-offs (no true signatures anyway, subtle bugs).	[reply]
Re: perl coding style - old vs new by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Jul 26, 2006 at 11:27 UTC
I remember answering this question a while back in: Re: What is modern Perl? Further to that, I'd say the Perl described in the recently published and most excellent Perl Best Practices (PBP) characterizes modern Perl.	[reply]