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Please tell me you aren't comparing the timelines of Perl6 with Python3? That is ludicrous. Py3 is an incremental change while P6 is a total re-write of the lan

• rst 16y ago
  No, I'm saying that ten years is a long time for Perl 5 to be under the shadow of an anointed successor which has yet to show up --- something which is a real problem now for the Python folks even though they're going through a smaller change which was better managed in every respect.
  • chromatic 16y ago
    So many of the improvements in the Perl ecosystem--especially the Perl 5 ecosystem--have their roots in Perl 6 it's difficult to say that Perl 5 is in its shadow. If anything, Perl 6 rejuvenated Perl 5: http://www.modernperlbooks.com/mt/2009/07/milestones-in-the-perl-renaissance.html http://www.modernperlbooks.com/mt/2009/07/milestones-in-the-...