Re: Old Perl vs New Perl

Why upgrade to 5.8.8? First of all, the newest and shiniest release in the 5.8.x series is 5.8.9. But if you're doing major upgrade, why not skip 5.8.x and jump straight to 5.10.1? 5.10.x is actively maintained, while p5p has announced it hopes 5.8.9 will be final 5.8.x release. (In other words, if you find a bug in the perl you're using, it's more likely it gets fixed in 5.10.x than in 5.8.x).

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Re^2: Old Perl vs New Perl by Lollie (Novice) on Aug 26, 2009 at 00:51 UTC
I didn't know there was a 10 until I started researching the release levels. My developers consider 5.8.8 bleeding edge, and for them it is, trust me. One of my ops types suggested I just look at the release notes for 5.8 as that would have the most information, I'll try that. Thanks! Much appreciated. L.	[reply]
Re^3: Old Perl vs New Perl by Herkum (Parson) on Aug 26, 2009 at 02:56 UTC
You should not care if something is bleeding edge, you should care if something is supported. 5.10 is supported and does everything that 5.8 does. I have had segment faults in 5.8 and I had to upgrade to 5.10 address those issues. If more bugs are found I trust they will be fixed in 5.10, 5.8 you take your chances.	[reply]