>Python 3 вышел года 2 как назад, идет постепенный преход (библиотеки переежают),
>на моей машине к примеру он стоит, и в репозитариях давно
>обитает. Perl6 проект начат в 2000 и по настоящее время
>срок релиза не известен. Есть смысл сравнивать? Не забываем, что такое Perl6. Смысла сравнивать Perl6 с Python3 действительно НЕТ.
Perl 6 is the "Super-Perl" successor of Perl 5
"We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing." — Larry Wall (2000).
"The Perl 6 design process is about keeping what works in Perl 5, fixing what doesn't, and adding what's missing. That means there will be a few fundamental changes to the language, a large number of extensions to existing features, and a handful of completely new ideas. These modifications, enhancements, and innovations will work together to make the future Perl even more insanely great...." — Damian Conway (2003).
"Perl 6 and Parrot have some extremely ambitious goals, and it’s my belief that the value and impact of our hard work and patience is going to play out for a very long time — that is, over at least many decades." — Patrick Michaud (2006).
Во-вторых, http://rakudo.org/status
В-третьих, Parrot 1.0 was released March 17th 2009! Try it! (Rakudo Perl 6 use the Parrot VM)
Те, кто создал Perl5 способны на революцию.