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Perl 6 botched the transition so badly they're not even going to call themselves Perl anymore, and Perl has basically fallen off the map for new projects. The P
by cwyers 7y ago
Perl 6 botched the transition so badly they're not even going to call themselves Perl anymore, and Perl has basically fallen off the map for new projects. The Python 2->3 move was rough but the language seems to be thriving despite that.
- dwheeler 7y agoPerl 6 is really a different language from Perl 5, so I think the new name is what should have happened from the beginning. But I basically agree with you that using the name "Perl 6" for Raku led to most people abandoning Perl 5. Hopefully people will think more carefully about transition in the future. But too many technologists ignore history, so I don't have high hopes.