Given the planned timeline of Perl 7, it's unlikely to be more than other default pragmas.

And Perl 5 will still stick around as backup.

People are actually mostly discussing a future Perl 8

I think this whole numbering thing is ridiculous nonsense.

We just got over the whole Perl6 fiasco that lasted nearly two decades, and now we're right back where we started.

Just rename it to Purl, and start back at version 1.0.

I think 7 is an overdue signal that Perl is alive and that development continuous.

I could tell you plenty of stories from people insisting that development froze because of 6. They don't believe me when I say that 5.30 was released.

I even see the current controversies positive because they seem to break the lethargy.

I agree with your mother tho that it might already be 10 years too late .

Cheers Rolf
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