I used Perl 5 heavily back in its day but I haven’t kept up with 6 other than occasionally peeking in on progress. I’m not sure I’ll ever find the time or need

I used Perl 5 heavily back in its day but I haven’t kept up with 6 other than occasionally peeking in on progress. I’m not sure I’ll ever find the time or need to catch up and use it in even a toy project. But reading articles like this makes me think twice about that. It’s not even so much that Perl 6 looks interesting but that the writing style is just so darn entertaining and informative at the same time. Reading first books and then early available docs on the internet that kept my attention through humor or interesting anecdotes is what helped me power through difficult to understand concepts and seemingly impossibly cryptic syntax. I am better at what I do today because some authors took the time to infuse some personality into their writing. Even if you have little to no interest in Perl 6 give this article a go, you might enjoy it!