I used to install ActiveState Perl because I thought it's the best Perl distribution on Windows. However, several days ago I've found out that Strawberry Perl is also port to Windows.
After a try, I feel like Strawberry Perl is much more better than ActiveState Perl.
Like what?
- Well, ActiveState Perl is commercial, then you're limited to use only from its vendor repositories. It would be a trouble if you want to install some packages from CPAN to your system. Yes, very limited!
- On the other hand, Strawberry Perl is an open-source, community-developed package, very light and useful, supporting all the most needed package for programmers and developers. Yes, it's free! Additionally, you can access CPAN shell and install any package from CPAN easily. It's quick and convenient in many ways.
