I think this is a great idea that is two decades too late. Many people say that python killed perl, and that is true for those who disliked perl. However, I thi

I think this is a great idea that is two decades too late. Many people say that python killed perl, and that is true for those who disliked perl. However, I think perl 6 killed perl for those who liked it, or could have liked it if they learned it. The knowledge that there was a new version on the way that would have all power of perl, but fixed many of its problems took the wind out of perl's sail, especially once it became clear how different it was going to be. Why invest time into learning perl 5, when perl 6 was just around the corner? How do I defend my use of perl 5 in production, when its own creators have moved on? Best to just concede the battle, and regroup for the war when perl 6 is ready ... and then it never was. I really think that both languages would be stronger today if Larry Wall et. al. had "marketed" perl 6 as a research sandbox for new ideas for language design, and then depending on where those ideas led them, pronounced it as either a successor to perl, or a new language when it was closer to ready.