Happy Birthday Perl 5!

Perl 5 Celebrates 5th Anniversary

by Mark-Jason Dominus
October 18, 1999

Happy Birthday Perl 5

The first full release of Perl 5 was exactly five years ago, on 17 October, 1994. (Not 18 October as perlhist says.) Happy birthday, Perl, and congratulations to Larry and the cast of thousands!

Oh, and if you're still running Perl 4, this might be a good time to consider upgrading.

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