I intend to add try/catch syntax. This has been one of the most frequently-requested of core syntax features - from both community sources like Freenode #perl and other core developers - so I do not anticipate this will be a contentious or debated idea. As many of the existing CPAN solutions all follow a very similar theme - including my own Syntax::Keyword::Try[1] - I expect I shall follow that pattern, and likewise do not anticipate that this will be considered controversial. Syntax::Keyword::Try has been the preferred module by Freenode #perl for a while now, and folks seem happy with it. I further intend it to be introduced as use feature 'try'; Towards this goal, I have created a module Feature::Compat::Try[2] to simplify migration. Existing authors can use Feature::Compat::Try; in their current code, today, and import a configured version of Syntax::Keyword::Try which works on all Perl versions back to 5.16, and conforms exactly to the specification of the thing I want to add to core. (S:K:T additionally contains other features, experimental ideas, and past mistakes, that I do not intend to bring in at this time, hence the configuration). A brief summary, from its synopsis, is: use Feature::Compat::Try; sub foo { try { attempt_a_thing(); return "success"; } catch ($e) { warn "It failed - $e"; return "failure"; } } If anyone wishes to review in more detail the syntax and semantics, please read the documentation and unit-tests of this module. That is what I intend to implement exactly. You do not have to wait until I have a PR to actually implement it to do this - the earlier you do this, the better :) 1: https://metacpan.org/pod/Syntax::Keyword::Try 2: https://metacpan.org/pod/Feature::Compat::Try -- Paul "LeoNerd" Evans leonerd@leonerd.org.uk | https://metacpan.org/author/PEVANS http://www.leonerd.org.uk/ | https://www.tindie.com/stores/leonerd/Thread Next