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Careful there. Larry Wall, the creator of Perl, is a born-again Christian who believes that Jesus will return to Earth. This event will be called the "second coming," or "parousia."

Presumably Perl 6 will be ready by that point. If you get "left behind," you can always while away the time writing Perl 6 programs, whilst waiting for the Seven Angels of the Bowl to pour out their plagues upon the Earth.

P.S. The name of the Perl language is a biblical reference to the "pearl of great price" from Matthew 13:46. Srsly.