SPUG: 5.6.1 vs. 5.005

[Matt Tucker]

-- Benjamin Franks <benjamin at golly.com> spake thusly:

> Perhaps this question is outdated, but I recently migrated one of my
> boxes from Linux2.4.x to FreeBSD4.3.  I had been using perl5.6.1
> flawlessly for quite some time now, but FreeBSD4.3 still relies on
> 5.005.  My programs and the CPAN modules I use compile fine under
> 5.005.  
> 
> However, I'm wondering if there are any signficant
> performance/implementation differences between 5.005 and 5.6.1 that
> would motivate me to upgrade to 5.6.1.  Anyone know if 5.6.1 performs
> better, uses resources better, or something like that?

One of the biggest incentives for me is that 5.6 handles dying with
objects instead of just strings, which allows for true exception
handling.
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