After 15 years of development, perl 6 will be officially launched as production ready software in 2015.
https://fosdem.org/2015/schedule/event/get_ready_to_party/
Who knows, 2015 may also be the year of the linux desktop, unless HURD is also ready for prime time.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 08 2014, @02:34PM
You've tried to make Perl 5's stagnation sound like a good thing. It isn't a good thing at all. Python, and even Ruby, have eaten Perl's lunch.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 08 2014, @07:33PM
yeah, and node.js tosses [urbandictionary.com] perl's salad!