Perl scripting language releases have introduced several significant features. Users should run at least version 5.34, which provides core security support for 3 years. Stable distributions like Debian 10 maintain version 5.28+, while enterprise platforms retain versions up to 5.10. Some notable features in recent releases include the ability to assign values when false or undefined, the introduction of object classes, the capability to check variable tainting, and the option to export named functions into the calling scope. There are also enhancements related to Unicode, regular expressions, and various other functionalities.
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