Re: perl-mode vs cperl-mode

[Michael Ekstrand]

Colin Williams wrote:
> I guess I understand that it generally handles quirky syntax "better,"
> I'm looking more for examples/features that cperl-mode has that
> perl-mode fails at.  So far we've got regexp and string quoting, are
> there any other "useful" features?

Regexp alone is enough for me.  It actually syntax-highlights the
control sequences in the regexp, making it far easier to write them.
cperl-mode also distinguishes between hashes, arrays, and scalars,
highlighting names appropriately.  Makes it easier to see how you're
actually using a variable name.

I'm not sure to what extent perl-mode does these; I jumped on cperl-mode
pretty fast.  I don't believe it does either, though.

- Michael