This website: http://www.perl.org/get.html is a good place to start. From the second paragraph:

We recommend that you always run the latest stable version, currently 5.16.2.

In light of this advice, you may wish to consider the most recent versions available in the various Perl-for-Windows distributions:

Name Website Perl Version
DWIM Perl for Windows http://dwimperl.com/windows.html 5.14.2.1 (Strawberry Perl)
Cygwin http://www.cygwin.com/ 5.14.2-3
ActiveState ActivePerl http://www.activestate.com/activeperl 5.16.1
Citrus Perl http://www.citrusperl.com/ 5.16.1
Strawberry Perl http://strawberryperl.com/releases.html 5.16.2.1

Hope that helps,

Athanasius <°(((>< contra mundum

In reply to Re: Which one is better, Active state or Strawberry Perl (or Cygwin)? by Athanasius
in thread Which one is better, Active state or Strawberry Perl ? by Anonymous Monk

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