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42e73e1c | 1 | =head1 NAME |
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3 | perlexperiment - A listing of experimental features in Perl | |
4 | ||
5 | =head1 DESCRIPTION | |
6 | ||
7 | This document lists the current and past experimental features in the perl | |
d1558b3e | 8 | core. Although all of these are documented with their appropriate topics, |
42e73e1c | 9 | this succinct listing gives you an overview and basic facts about their |
10 | status. | |
11 | ||
fe8d2675 | 12 | So far we've merely tried to find and list the experimental features and infer |
d1558b3e | 13 | their inception, versions, etc. There's a lot of speculation here. |
42e73e1c | 14 | |
15 | =head2 Current experiments | |
16 | ||
17 | =over 8 | |
18 | ||
42e73e1c | 19 | =item C<our> can now have an experimental optional attribute C<unique> |
20 | ||
21 | Introduced in Perl 5.8.0 | |
22 | ||
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23 | Deprecated in Perl 5.10.0 |
24 | ||
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25 | The ticket for this feature is |
26 | L<[perl #119313]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=119313>. | |
27 | ||
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28 | =item Smart match (C<~~>) |
29 | ||
30 | Introduced in Perl 5.10.0 | |
31 | ||
32 | Modified in Perl 5.10.1, 5.12.0 | |
33 | ||
34 | Using this feature triggers warnings in the category | |
35 | C<experimental::smartmatch>. | |
36 | ||
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37 | The ticket for this feature is |
38 | L<[perl #119317]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=119317>. | |
39 | ||
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40 | =item Lexical C<$_> |
41 | ||
42 | Introduced in Perl 5.10.0 | |
43 | ||
44 | Using this feature triggers warnings in the category | |
45 | C<experimental::lexical_topic>. | |
46 | ||
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47 | The ticket for this feature is |
48 | L<[perl #119315]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=119315>. | |
49 | ||
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50 | =item Pluggable keywords |
51 | ||
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52 | The ticket for this feature is |
53 | L<[perl #119455]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=119455>. | |
54 | ||
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55 | See L<perlapi/PL_keyword_plugin> for the mechanism. |
56 | ||
57 | Introduced in: Perl 5.11.2 | |
58 | ||
59 | =item Array and hash container functions accept references | |
60 | ||
61 | Introduced in Perl 5.14.0 | |
62 | ||
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63 | The ticket for this feature is |
64 | L<[perl #119437]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=119437>. | |
65 | ||
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66 | =item Lexical subroutines |
67 | ||
68 | Introduced in: Perl 5.18 | |
69 | ||
70 | See also: L<perlsub/Lexical Subroutines> | |
71 | ||
72 | Using this feature triggers warnings in the category | |
73 | C<experimental::lexical_subs>. | |
74 | ||
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75 | The ticket for this feature is |
76 | L<[perl #120085]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=120085>. | |
77 | ||
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78 | =item Regular Expression Set Operations |
79 | ||
80 | Introduced in: Perl 5.18 | |
81 | ||
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82 | The ticket for this feature is |
83 | L<[perl #119451]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=119451>. | |
84 | ||
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85 | See also: L<perlrecharclass/Extended Bracketed Character Classes> |
86 | ||
87 | Using this feature triggers warnings in the category | |
88 | C<experimental::regex_sets>. | |
89 | ||
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90 | =item C<\s> in regexp matches vertical tab |
91 | ||
92 | Introduced in Perl 5.18 | |
51c34fa4 | 93 | |
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94 | =item Subroutine signatures |
95 | ||
96 | Introduced in Perl 5.20.0 | |
97 | ||
98 | Using this feature triggers warnings in the category | |
99 | C<experimental::signatures>. | |
100 | ||
101 | The ticket for this feature is | |
102 | L<[perl #121481]|https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121481>. | |
103 | ||
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104 | =item Postfix dereference syntax |
105 | ||
106 | Introduced in Perl 5.20.0 | |
107 | ||
108 | Using this feature triggers warnings in the category | |
109 | C<experimental::postderef>. | |
110 | ||
111 | The ticket for this feature is | |
112 | L<[perl #120162]|https://rt.perl.org:443/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=120162>. | |
113 | ||
baabe3fb | 114 | =item Aliasing via reference |
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115 | |
116 | Introduced in Perl 5.22.0 | |
117 | ||
118 | Using this feature triggers warnings in the category | |
baabe3fb | 119 | C<experimental::refaliasing>. |
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120 | |
121 | The ticket for this feature is | |
122 | L<[perl #122947]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=122947>. | |
123 | ||
124 | See also: L<perlref/Assigning to References> | |
125 | ||
706c19b7 | 126 | =item The <:win32> IO pseudolayer |
42e73e1c | 127 | |
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128 | The ticket for this feature is |
129 | L<[perl #119453]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=119453>. | |
130 | ||
42e73e1c | 131 | See also L<perlrun> |
132 | ||
42e73e1c | 133 | =item There is an C<installhtml> target in the Makefile. |
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134 | |
135 | The ticket for this feature is | |
136 | L<[perl #116487]|https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=116487>. | |
42e73e1c | 137 | |
138 | =item Unicode in Perl on EBCDIC | |
139 | ||
42e73e1c | 140 | =back |
141 | ||
142 | =head2 Accepted features | |
143 | ||
144 | These features were so wildly successful and played so well with others that | |
145 | we decided to remove their experimental status and admit them as full, stable | |
51c34fa4 | 146 | features in the world of Perl, lavishing all the benefits and luxuries thereof. |
42e73e1c | 147 | They are also awarded +5 Stability and +3 Charisma. |
148 | ||
149 | =over 8 | |
150 | ||
51c34fa4 | 151 | =item 64-bit support |
42e73e1c | 152 | |
51c34fa4 | 153 | Introduced in Perl 5.005 |
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51c34fa4 | 155 | =item die accepts a reference |
fe8d2675 | 156 | |
51c34fa4 | 157 | Introduced in Perl 5.005 |
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158 | |
159 | =item DB module | |
160 | ||
161 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 | |
162 | ||
163 | See also L<perldebug>, L<perldebtut> | |
164 | ||
165 | =item Weak references | |
166 | ||
167 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 | |
168 | ||
169 | =item Internal file glob | |
170 | ||
171 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 | |
172 | ||
51c34fa4 | 173 | =item fork() emulation |
fe8d2675 | 174 | |
51c34fa4 | 175 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.1 |
fe8d2675 | 176 | |
51c34fa4 | 177 | See also L<perlfork> |
fe8d2675 | 178 | |
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179 | =item -Dusemultiplicity -Duseithreads |
180 | ||
181 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 | |
182 | ||
183 | Accepted in Perl 5.8.0 | |
184 | ||
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185 | =item Support for long doubles |
186 | ||
187 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 | |
188 | ||
189 | Accepted in Perl 5.8.1 | |
190 | ||
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191 | =item The C<\N> regex character class |
192 | ||
193 | The C<\N> character class, not to be confused with the named character | |
194 | sequence C<\N{NAME}>, denotes any non-newline character in a regular | |
195 | expression. | |
196 | ||
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197 | Introduced in Perl 5.12 |
198 | ||
199 | Exact version of acceptance unclear, but no later than Perl 5.18. | |
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201 | =item C<(?{code})> and C<(??{ code })> |
202 | ||
203 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 | |
204 | ||
205 | Accepted in Perl 5.20.0 | |
206 | ||
207 | See also L<perlre> | |
208 | ||
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209 | =item Linux abstract Unix domain sockets |
210 | ||
211 | Introduced in Perl 5.9.2 | |
212 | ||
213 | Accepted before Perl 5.20.0. The Socket library is now primarily maintained | |
214 | on CPAN, rather than in the perl core. | |
215 | ||
216 | See also L<Socket> | |
217 | ||
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218 | =item Lvalue subroutines |
219 | ||
220 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 | |
221 | ||
222 | Accepted in Perl 5.20.0 | |
223 | ||
224 | See also L<perlsub> | |
225 | ||
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226 | =item Backtracking control verbs |
227 | ||
228 | C<(*ACCEPT)> | |
229 | ||
230 | Introduced in: Perl 5.10 | |
231 | ||
232 | Accepted in Perl 5.20.0 | |
233 | ||
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234 | =item The <:pop> IO pseudolayer |
235 | ||
236 | See also L<perlrun> | |
237 | ||
238 | Accepted in Perl 5.20.0 | |
239 | ||
42e73e1c | 240 | =back |
241 | ||
242 | =head2 Removed features | |
243 | ||
244 | These features are no longer considered experimental and their functionality | |
245 | has disappeared. It's your own fault if you wrote production programs using | |
246 | these features after we explicitly told you not to (see L<perlpolicy>). | |
247 | ||
248 | =over 8 | |
249 | ||
51c34fa4 | 250 | =item 5.005-style threading |
42e73e1c | 251 | |
51c34fa4 | 252 | Introduced in Perl 5.005 |
42e73e1c | 253 | |
51c34fa4 | 254 | Removed in Perl 5.10 |
42e73e1c | 255 | |
51c34fa4 | 256 | =item perlcc |
fe8d2675 | 257 | |
51c34fa4 | 258 | Introduced in Perl 5.005 |
fe8d2675 | 259 | |
51c34fa4 | 260 | Moved from Perl 5.9.0 to CPAN |
fe8d2675 | 261 | |
51c34fa4 | 262 | =item The pseudo-hash data type |
fe8d2675 | 263 | |
51c34fa4 | 264 | Introduced in Perl 5.6.0 |
fe8d2675 | 265 | |
51c34fa4 | 266 | Removed in Perl 5.9.0 |
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267 | |
268 | =item GetOpt::Long Options can now take multiple values at once (experimental) | |
269 | ||
270 | C<Getopt::Long> upgraded to version 2.35 | |
271 | ||
272 | Removed in Perl 5.8.8 | |
273 | ||
51c34fa4 | 274 | =item Assertions |
fe8d2675 | 275 | |
51c34fa4 | 276 | The C<-A> command line switch |
fe8d2675 | 277 | |
51c34fa4 | 278 | Introduced in Perl 5.9.0 |
fe8d2675 | 279 | |
51c34fa4 | 280 | Removed in Perl 5.9.5 |
fe8d2675 | 281 | |
51c34fa4 | 282 | =item Test::Harness::Straps |
fe8d2675 | 283 | |
51c34fa4 | 284 | Moved from Perl 5.10.1 to CPAN |
fe8d2675 | 285 | |
51c34fa4 | 286 | =item C<legacy> |
fe8d2675 | 287 | |
51c34fa4 | 288 | The experimental C<legacy> pragma was swallowed by the C<feature> pragma. |
fe8d2675 | 289 | |
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290 | Introduced in: 5.11.2 |
291 | ||
292 | Removed in: 5.11.3 | |
fe8d2675 | 293 | |
42e73e1c | 294 | =back |
295 | ||
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296 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
297 | ||
298 | For a complete list of features check L<feature>. | |
299 | ||
42e73e1c | 300 | =head1 AUTHORS |
301 | ||
302 | brian d foy C<< <brian.d.foy@gmail.com> >> | |
303 | ||
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304 | SE<eacute>bastien Aperghis-Tramoni C<< <saper@cpan.org> >> |
305 | ||
42e73e1c | 306 | =head1 COPYRIGHT |
307 | ||
308 | Copyright 2010, brian d foy C<< <brian.d.foy@gmail.com> >> | |
309 | ||
310 | =head1 LICENSE | |
311 | ||
312 | You can use and redistribute this document under the same terms as Perl | |
313 | itself. | |
314 | ||
315 | =cut |