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Why not Perl 2000? It's both futuristic and original.

I don't think the name is the problem, I think that there is just too much competition among languages. If you ask a younger person which language they want to learn, will they think of Perl at all? Where is it used? Everywhere isn't an answer, Web or application programming or Apps are answers. What can I use instead that recruiters think is cool/relevant is also a fair question, albeit a simultaneously stupid one.

Maybe I'm missing sarcasm. Perl 2000 is the definition of out of touch. 2000 was fifteen years ago.

2000 was when the Perl 6 effort started.

"Perl 3000" then! That should do it!

Then Perl 6 aka 2000 would share the fate of Wordstar 2000. But I guess it will anyway.

Might get a bit confused with P5 (Processing).

P6!

P6 is a sick as fuck name. They need to do this.