Post #2554167

@mxk@hachyderm.io @Mutesplash@uncontrollablegas.com @siracusa@mastodon.social it turned out compatibility with older code was one of perl's things by that time. They've still managed to add several features to reach 5.42 or 7 or whatever 2026 edition, version numbers being what they are, while still staying largely compatible with CPAN's well-tested libraries and lots of other code from +20yrs ago.