By the time the confusion about Perl 6 being DOA subsided (which still hasn't happened for some enthusiasts) Perl 5 was seriously damaged and it never recovered

By the time the confusion about Perl 6 being DOA subsided (which still hasn't happened for some enthusiasts) Perl 5 was seriously damaged and it never recovered since. Python 3 took a lot of time to take over but it seems that they're finally leaving Python 2 behind and the language is still extremely popular.