Fwiw Raku does have an attempt at a smooth gradual transition, and in some regards it's a remarkable success.[1] That said, its approach is profoundly unlike t

Fwiw Raku does have an attempt at a smooth gradual transition, and in some regards it's a remarkable success.[1] That said, its approach is profoundly unlike the v7 strategy. My take on v7 is that it boils down to: * Pulling off such a silky smooth gradual transition that it can continue to be used for /usr/bin/perl without unduly inducing distro and/or user revolt/forking/eoling. * Setting the stage for a gradual clean up / refresh loosely akin to Python 3 relative to Python 1, but without Python's abrupt incompatibility discontinuities and the consequent decade of contentious and costly transition pain. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26572531 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26572531