I used Perl for years... Perl missed its transition window.

Randall Schwartz and the community would tell you that “Perl is more popular than ever”, because the rising tide of programmers meant it was used by more people.

The Perl 5 vs Perl 6 created weakness and Python filled the void and won over that segment.

It became the new standard. Now it will be very difficult to dislodge.

Anyway, the entire Perl 6 fiasco will serve as a lesson for future projects.