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"Until then, it is an also-ran."

I don't know. Python is typically slower than Perl for these sorts of tasks, but it's not an also-ran.

If Perl 6 can perform these tasks even 10% to 20% slower than Perl 5, it could still form a more attractive proposition if it leads to clearer and more maintainable code.

use Moops; class Cow :rw { has name => (default => 'Ermintrude') }; say Cow->new->name
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Re^4: Weekly changes in and around Perl 6
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Feb 18, 2014 at 20:33 UTC
    If Perl 6 can perform these tasks even 10% to 20% slower than Perl 5, it could still form a more attractive proposition

    I agree. I really meant in the same ballpark, preferably in the same quadrant.

    More specifically, if it can recurse; process files and perform math at roughly the same performance as Perl5; I think it would start to get people trying it out. But last time I looked -- a while since -- it was no where near.

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