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I still think that if they had just called it something other than Perl, they may have picked up a little more traction.

• jrs95 9y ago
  Perhaps it's not too late for rebranding it?
  • dsnuh 9y ago
    I'm not sure at this point. I used to write quite a bit of Perl 5 and didn't really understand why Perl 6 seemed like it was trying to be everything to everyone and I didn't see what problem domain it was really the obvious choice for picking it over another easier to comprehend language.
  • natch 9y ago
    They are stuck with the community and the culture they have, I think. A different name would not change the nature of what it is.
    • dsnuh 9y ago
      True, but even if they had just called it Parrot or Lerp or Rakudo or really anything but Perl 6, I feel like they could have attracted the kind of new userbase to augment an already thriving community. I didn't follow along with all 594 years of development, it seemed to me like Larry just went nuts with adding every CS novelty. It didn't feel like a language for mere mortals to me anymore.
  • smacktoward 9y ago
    That ship has sailed, I fear. The brand damage from calling it Perl 6 is old enough to drive now.