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This article is full of rubbish. Like this:

  2000 Python 2.0 released    1994 Perl 5 released
  2008 Python 3.0 released    2000 – present[/b] Perl 6 "in development"

It's more like

  2013 — Perl 5.18 released

Perl 6 is entirely different language (with unfortunate name). And honestly, as a language it's light years ahead of python.

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I liked writing Perl instead of bash but I couldn't shake the "whole thing is a hack" feeling. That why I found myself using more and more Python.

Is Perl 6 is more consistent(for lack of a better word) language ?

>>Is Perl 6 is more consistent(for lack of a better word) language ?

Not the right way of looking at it.

Perl 6 doesn't continue from Perl 5. Its more like a total redesign. Some even say, they are so different Perl 6 isn't even Perl(5) anymore- only common things being sigils, core philosophy and the author.

I can't obviously write a complete synopsis of Perl 6 in a comment. But its like what Perl 5 would look after 20-30 years in development + Lisp powers in C syntax.

Sometimes being light years ahead and being completely out of touch are interchangeable statements.

Not in this case. Just unpopular. Perl6 is probably one of the most practical and modern(ish) languages out there.

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