Note that Perl 6 now is really a brand new language. The old Perl continues to chug along in the form of Perl 5 (with yearly releases and feature additions). As

Note that Perl 6 now is really a brand new language. The old Perl continues to chug along in the form of Perl 5 (with yearly releases and feature additions). As such, Perl 6 is a modern language, with all that you can expect to have in one.