What is Modern Perl?

I wrote an article for Josette called “What is Modern Perl?” In it, I talk about the different things that people might mean when they talk about Modern Perl and why it’s well worth buying a copy of the new edition of the camel book.

After a gap of twelve years, a new edition of Programming Perl (affectionately known as “the Camel book” to its many fans) was published earlier this year. That came as quite a surprise to many people who had given up on seeing a new edition.  What has changed in the new edition? Does the book now cover Modern Perl? The answer depends on what you mean by the term “Modern Perl”.

Of course it’s not a complete coincidence that the subject ties in nicely with my forthcoming Modern Perl for Non-Perl Programmers course.

Update: There’s a discussion of the article on Hacker News. It seems to be taking a predictable path.