It is definitely a mess. Even with Python, a language that's much more modern, between its current stream and the future P3K stream, there is a need to break the backward compatibility. To entertain P5 in P6, the penalty will become clear very quicklya, and it certainly makes P6 much less attractive in lots of people's eyes.

On the other hand, to look at this from a higher level, the opportunity of success is not very good for Perl 6. With Python and Ruby around, less people will appreciate P6, which is similar and less sophisticated. P6 is taking too long to deliver, and the world does not stop and wait, the moment P6 comes out, it is probably obsolete already in many ways.

In reply to Re: Perl 5 <-> Perl 6 compatibility: a benefit or a mess? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Perl 5 <-> Perl 6 compatibility: a benefit or a mess? by citromatik

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