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by mrbig4545 4171 days ago
Define won.

This is the way I see it. Perl5 is still being actively developed, perl6 is coming along nicely, cpan more awesome than ever, and there's still work for a perl dev.

If everyone was using the same language, then we'd all suffer because no one would be getting the new ideas.

Competition keeps things healthy.