Obligatory to point out that Perl and Perl6 are quite different languages, and the latter is meant to supplement, not replace, the former. That said, both Perl

Obligatory to point out that Perl and Perl6 are quite different languages, and the latter is meant to supplement, not replace, the former. That said, both Perls are nice languages. Personally I prefer Perl 5 slightly, but both are fun to use, if confusing at first. (Perl, especially Perl 5, seems extremely arbitrary and nonsensical until you “get it”.)