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The resources I know of for beginning to learn about Perl 6 are

the Perl6 FAQ;
the Exegeses and the Synopses; (there are also the Perl6 Apocalypses by Larry Wall, but those are highly technical and generally considered rough going, hence the Exegeses);
books like Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials and Perl 6 Now;

As for your other question, here's what the Perl FAQ (not to be confused with the Perl6 FAQ cited earlier) has to say:

Perl6 is not scheduled for release yet, and Perl5 will still be supported for quite awhile after its release. Do not wait for Perl6 to do whatever you need to do.

I have seen diverging opinions on how much of a jolt to programmers the advent of Perl 6 will be (see for example this PM thread), but I think that a solid knowledge of Perl5 is a better background for learning Perl6 than a weak or no knowledge of Perl5.

the lowliest monk

In reply to Re: Basic Perl5 to basic Perl6? by tlm
in thread Basic Perl5 to basic Perl6? by ghenry

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