In effect, Perl-6 becomes an entirely new language, with Perl-5 as its primary competition.

FWIW, I don't see Perl 5 as Perl 6's primary competitor (although perhaps I'm being quite naive in stating this). I'm not really after all of the people who program in Perl 5 and are happy with it; I'm after the folks who think that Perl 5 is too ugly, complex, or otherwise has too many rough edges such that they instead choose some non-Perl-compatible scripting platform altogether.

To me, one of the primary goals of Perl 6 is to create a Perl that is more palatable and accessible to the people who won't or can't consider Perl 5 as a choice. That's the audience I'd really like Perl 6 to reach.

Pm

In reply to Re^2: Reference in Perl 6 by Anonymous Monk
in thread Reference in Perl 6 by Anonymous Monk

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