I was interested to learn on a recent episode of FLOSS Weekly [1] that Randal Schwartz had moved on from Perl somewhat and is now effectively an MVP and trainer of Dart and Flutter.
Schwartz basically rode his early fame into the ground. While the world was moving on from Perl (especially after the community completely fractured and started disintegrating during the early days of Perl6, now Raku), he doubled down, but also didn't really produce much or engage with community. The Perl work around the world was drying up. He ended up begging online instead of pivoting. Glad to know he finally did pivot.
This is a fair observation. At most, my FLOSS Weekly fame was still propelling my career, but I also gave that up after 13 years. It took a while to find my Dart/Flutter groove, but here I am.
[1] https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/floss-weekly-episode-765-tha...