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If they have any similarity with Perl 5, I can only imagine good things.

• oblio 12y ago
  The real question is: can they get Perl 6 off the ground? It took 6 years for Python 3 to reach a decent level of usage and recognition (http://python3wos.appspot.com/ http://python3wos.appspot.com/), and that was with mostly minor language changes. Perl 6 has been 14 years in the making and still doesn't have a stable version. Mindshare will be very hard to come by at this point.
  • grondilu 12y ago
    Well, as you pointed out, Python 3 differs from Python 2 only with minor languages changes. Perl 6 is drastically different from Perl 5 (though clearly in the same lineage). Not only the language is quite different, but so is the design of the implementation. So it's not much comparable.
    • oblio 12y ago
      My logic is: Small changes = slow adoption. Large changes = ? While this does not apply to every situation, unless Perl 6 somehow manages to create a huge wave of hype, I'm not going to bet on it :)
      • sigzero 12y ago
        I would agree with that logic. Don't look for a wave of P5 programmers to switch.