The language formerly known as Perl 6 is now called Raku so there are no more backwards compatibility issues. Perl 7 is the new opportunity for backwards incom

The language formerly known as Perl 6 is now called Raku so there are no more backwards compatibility issues. Perl 7 is the new opportunity for backwards incompatibility (and probably doesn't even have an entry on Tiobe which would make your argument even stronger!) Also, Tiobe is about as interesting as a gossip column. There are many reasons to pick one language over another, but ranking on Tiobe will never be one of them.