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Maybe Perl 5 should be renamed to Perl 7...

You say this as a joke, but that might actually be a good idea.

Then what's the next version of Perl 6 supposed to be, Perl 8? And the next version of Perl 7 will be Perl 9... From then on their version numbers will leapfrog each other to keep Even Perl and Odd Perl in parity.

> Then what's the next version of Perl 6 supposed to be

raku 2? Perl 5 gets the Perl name back and gets a version number leap to show it's not dead yet and raku is off doing its own thing with its own version numbers, probably hitting 1.0 barely before GNU Hurd.

Rakuier

PINP: PINP Is Not Perl

I agree. It would make a statement about future maintenance of the language, which is used by a vast amount of existing software.

This is a great idea. If Perl 6 got a new name, some new branding, and Perl 5 added a few new features and polish, the language would suddenly awaken from its 20 year nightmare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl_5_version_history

New features have been coming out with yearly releases since 2010's release of version 5.12.

But by 2010, many people already thought Perl5 was dead because Perl6 still hadn't shipped.

The really interesting stuff is actually happening on CPAN, with great extensions like:

* Type::Tiny https://metacpan.org/pod/Type::Tiny

* Kavorka https://metacpan.org/pod/Kavorka

* Moo https://metacpan.org/pod/Moo

* the Test2 suite of unit testing tools https://metacpan.org/pod/Test2::Suite

(edited for clarity, hn formatting is a pain)

Absolutely. I should have added that such new features whatever they may be could be touted as the lever to move Perl 5 to Perl 7 and be done with the whole Perl 6 thing.

And whatever name is given to Perl 6, great. Let it find its way in the world as it should. It's got a lot to offer.

Sure, in the same vein as PHP 5 was remained to PHP 7

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