[kw-pm] how to request perl 5.10 features? and other stuff

[Robert P. J. Day]

  first, a specific question:  is there any difference between the
following two statements in a perl script?

  use 5.010;
  use feature ':5.10';

do they both just pull in all features of version 5.10?

  and second, more general question -- i'm actually *teaching* an
intro perl class in toronto next week (that should frighten you but
it's just intro so it's not that mind-numbing), and i can tell from
the manual i've been given that i'll have spare time left over at the
end to play.

  anyone here have not overly complicated examples of cool perl
programs that the students would enjoy seeing, and that wouldn't cause
their brains to melt?  there are already *numerous* examples of perl
scripts that come with the course but i'm definitely going to have
time to add extra content at the end, so if you have neat examples (or
can point me at web sites that have), i'd appreciate that.

  again, it's an *intro* class so let's not get carried away.  thanks.

rday

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