The difference is that Perl 5 had a ton of warts that really needed fixing but the Perl 6 cavalry never showed up. Ruby isn't perfect but it isn't 1/10th the m

The difference is that Perl 5 had a ton of warts that really needed fixing but the Perl 6 cavalry never showed up. Ruby isn't perfect but it isn't 1/10th the mess that Perl 5 is.