Subj : perl v5.40.0 released
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From : LWN.net
Date : Mon Jun 10 2024 16:15:04

perl v5.40.0 released

Date:
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:08:28 +0000

Description:
Version 5.40.0 of the Perl language has been released.  " Perl 5.40.0
represents approximately 11 months of development since Perl 5.38.0 and
contains approximately 160,000 lines of changes across 1,500 files from 75
authors ".  Significant changes include a new __CLASS__ keyword, a :reader: 
attribute for field variables, a new
" ^^ " logical-OR operator (because two of those were not enough),
moving " try/catch " out of the experimental category, and more; see this
page for lots of details.

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https://lwn.net/Articles/977765/


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