Whatever this turns into, whenever it's ready, I think Perl 6 needs a re-branding. There's just too much baggage associated with the name after all this development time, I just naturally think "vaporware".
That has nothing to do with the technical merits of the language, but perception is important - especially when you are trying to convince someone to use it for a project. Ruby is positioned as being "new and exciting" and the successor to Perl. If Perl 6 is going to be relevant it needs to get in that spot.
That has nothing to do with the technical merits of the language, but perception is important - especially when you are trying to convince someone to use it for a project. Ruby is positioned as being "new and exciting" and the successor to Perl. If Perl 6 is going to be relevant it needs to get in that spot.