[branchly2]

> However, most people have dismissed it because they think Perl 5 is dead and anything using Perl should be replaced with Python or Ruby or Go or Rust or some other language.

I didn't dismiss it for that reason. I wanted to like Perl 6, but dismissed it because last time I tried learning it:

* it seemed to include too much syntax

* too much lingo required to understand core concepts

* no coherently-written definitive tutorial. No Camel book for that matte.

* most examples seem to be written with maximum quirky-ness to show off the acrobatics you can do. I just want to get work done.

[qbaqbaqba]

http://perl6intro.com/ is quite nice.

[throwaway7645]

Yes, but as the author mentioned it is a far cry from a camel book. I've been told Larry is working on it, but I bet I can't buy it for at least two years if not three. We do have 3-4 other books coming out in the future, but I want a 600 page monster to make me truly understand it in and out.