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diff --git a/gemfeed/2022-05-27-perl-is-still-a-great-choice.gmi b/gemfeed/2022-05-27-perl-is-still-a-great-choice.gmi index e56b81fa..64b460f8 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2022-05-27-perl-is-still-a-great-choice.gmi +++ b/gemfeed/2022-05-27-perl-is-still-a-great-choice.gmi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Perl is still a great choice -> Published by Paul at 2022-05-27, last updated at 2023-01-02, Comic source: XKCD +> Published by Paul at 2022-05-27, last updated at 2023-01-28, Comic source: XKCD => ./2022-05-27-perl-is-still-a-great-choice/regular_expressions.png @@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ The renaming of Perl 6 to Raku has now opened the door for a future Perl 7. As f > Update 2022-12-10: A reader pointed out, that Perl 7 needs to provide a big improvement to earn and keep the attention for a major version bump. +> Update 2023-01-28: Meanwhile, I was also reading brian d foy's Perl New Feature book. It nicely presents all new features added to Perl since `v5.10`. + +=> https://www.leanpub.com/perl_new_features Perl New Features + ## Why use Perl as there are better alternatives? Here, common sense must be applied. I don't believe there is anything like "the perfect" programming language. Everyone has got his preferred (or a set of preferred) programming language to chose from. All programming languages come with their own set of strengths and weaknesses. These are the strengths making Perl shine, and you (technically) don't need to bother to look for "better" alternatives: |