The differences between Strawberry Perl and ActiveState Perl are fairly minor, and (if at all) only concern module installation, as Strawberry Perl uses the "normal" way of CPAN (or App::cpanminus), while ActiveState Perl provides you with a nice clicky tool, prebuilt modules and commercial support.

If you are starting out with Perl, it basically makes no difference which one of the two you use. If you feel that your book is far more geared towards ActiveState Perl, then by all means use ActiveState Perl. The "hardness" will not come from the Perl distribution you choose, but from learning programming.

In reply to Re: Strawberry Perl Guide by Corion
in thread Strawberry Perl Guide by Anonymous Monk

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