What is Perl 6?

chromatic writes "Perl.com has a new article entitled What is Perl 6?. It analyzes the changes to the language in light of the good and bad points of Perl 5 and provides new information about the current state of the project: Perl 6 exists, you can write code in it today, and it's more consistent and easier to use than Perl 5."

Comments

unfortunately

[caffeinemessiah]

You can never be told what Perl is.
You just have to see it for yourself.

sorry, i just had to.

Re:unfortunately

[value_added]

You can never be told what Perl is.
You just have to see it for yourself.

Is this what you saw?

What is perl?

[Anonymous Coward]

Baby don't hurt me,
Don't hurt me
No more

Re:No language that I like better

[patio11]

Perl taught me C++

Somewhere, a maintenance programmer just slit his wrists.

Q. What is Perl 6?

[dazlari]

A.Two Kiwi oysters going at it.

WHOOPITUPTITUDE!

[reidman]

From TFA:

Not everyone who starts learning Perl for whipituptitude needs manipulexity right away, if ever, but having a tool that supports both is amazingly useful.

Whipituptitude?!

That is awesome. Made up words a--

Whats this? Manipulexity?

How much awesome can you cram into a single sentence?

Hiring here.

[Tei]

Hello.

We need 5 years experience Perl 6 programmers for 3D game. Reference: P6DNF.

Meditations on Perl 6

[starX]

If the release of Perl 5 was any indication, Perl 6 is the single magic bullet that will kill all of my (Perl) code.

Perl 6 may be more akin to a divine programming language, which makes the implimentation of complex data structures simple and sublime. Then again, it could all be a nasty trick to lead us away from the true path of enlightenment.

Perl 6 is not .NET.

Perl 6 is not controlled by any major corporation; I haven't decided whether this is advantageous or not yet.

If I were to have a child, would it be written in Perl 6?

Can Perl 6 be used to unlock the secret mysteries of the Bible code to reveal the end times?

Is Perl 6 really being developed by the descendants of Jesus Christ? Is the Pope trying to cover it up? Does the Pope know what Perl is? If so, is using Perl 5 a sin? How about Perl 6?

I bought a preview book on Perl 6 a few years ago. Is it still useful? Can I have my money back?

If Ruby was an upgrade to Perl, and Perl 6 is a an upgrade to Perl and Ruby, will Ruby need to changes their name in such a way as to play off of Ruby Tuesdays?

If I enter the Perl 6, can I change my mind later?

If Perl 6 is brillian, but no one uses it, is it still brilliant? What if it's awful and everyone uses it?

So very tired....

Re:No language that I like better

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

Another is swallowing a bullet, while a third fell on his sword. There's more than one way to do yourself in!