I agree so far, but

> In the short term, having a not-quite-ready interpreter branded as the successor for Perl 5 does seem like it may have done some damage to Perl's marketability, but in the long term, the Perl 6 effort is necessary for Perl's survival.

This could have easily been solved by branding "Perl 6" something like "Perl++"*

A classic example of Osborning.

(DISCLAIMER: This is no excuse whatsoever for Perl6 bashing!)

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice

*) I was told in Riga/2011 that it's too late to rename. Just imagine ...

In reply to Re^11: The Future of Perl 5 by LanX
in thread The Future of Perl 5 by Laurent_R

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