<a href="https://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2017/12/beware-of-the-removal-of-when-in-perl-v5-28/" rel="nofollow">https://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/2017/12/beware-of-t...</a><p>More info by brian d foy
Here is an idea: take a look at what they did right with php7, golang etc...
Now steal that and make it better. We are the velociraptor after all.. Perl 7 for the win. Or perhaps cperl is actually next. Get it into Ubuntu 20.04 and it is a reality.