A fresh new version of perlbrew is out that incorporates some sweet new sugar via arc:

perlbrew install --switch stable

Which expands as:

Install the "latest stable" Perl - don't make me think about version numbers ;)

When you're done, switch to it

It is just sugar, but it makes a one-liner out of what used to be:

Figure out what the latest stable version of Perl is. Think about here: "those outside the echo chamber"

perlbrew install perl-5.16.2

perlbrew switch perl-5.16.2

More usefully for my (planned) purposes, I can write documentation targetted to outside the echo chamber that ensures both:

those reading it will always get the latest stable version of Perl, and

I won't have to bump the docs every time a new release is rolled.

Go lazy!