[throwawayapples]

Even after the Perl 5 / Perl 6 / Raku debacle? Many developers left after that (Python pulled off the same trick a decade later.. apparently some language teams have very short memories.)

[yellowapple]

Said debacle arguably reinforced Perl 5's eternity, if anything.

[shakow]

Especially after de Perl5/6 debacle. The two separate languages solution let them have fun on Raku, all the while ensuring that Perl 5/7/... will preserve retrocompatibility.