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To find out what"s new in Perl 5.18.4 take a look at the perldelta page.

If you are new to the Perl language, good places to start reading are the introduction and overview at perlintro, and the FAQ section, which provides answers to over 300 common questions.

Looking for plug-ins and extensions? visit CPAN and access over 180,000 Perl modules.

Overview

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An introduction to Perl, links to books, resources and community links - there are many ways to get started with Perl 5.

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Find out about the history of Perl and release notes (perldelta) for each version.

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Categorised Frequently Asked Questions answered by the Perl experts.

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Perl runs on most platforms - find out where you can use it and what you should expect.

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