I was upset when I knew that Perl 6 is a different language and not compatible with Perl and have the similar nameThis has been discussed ad nauseam over the past ten years or so. Many folks have argued that Perl 6 should have a different name. However, Larry has not been persuaded. The clearest response from Larry that I am aware of was posted here:
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