=head1 VERSION
-version 5.20180605
+version 5.20200523
=head1 DESCRIPTION
=back
-=head2 What are Perl 4, Perl 5, or Perl 6?
+=head2 What are Perl 4, Perl 5, or Raku (Perl 6)?
-In short, Perl 4 is the parent to both Perl 5 and Perl 6. Perl 5 is the older
-sibling, and though they are different languages, someone who knows one will
-spot many similarities in the other.
+In short, Perl 4 is the parent to both Perl 5 and Raku (formerly known as
+Perl 6). Perl 5 is the older sibling, and though they are different languages,
+someone who knows one will spot many similarities in the other.
The number after Perl (i.e. the 5 after Perl 5) is the major release
of the perl interpreter as well as the version of the language. Each
1994. It can run scripts from the previous major release, Perl 4
(March 1991), but has significant differences.
-Perl 6 is a reinvention of Perl, it is a language in the same lineage but
-not compatible. The two are complementary, not mutually exclusive. Perl 6 is
-not meant to replace Perl 5, and vice versa. See L</"What is Perl 6?"> below
-to find out more.
+Raku is a reinvention of Perl, a language in the same lineage but
+not compatible. The two are complementary, not mutually exclusive. Raku is
+not meant to replace Perl, and vice versa. See L</"What is Raku (Perl 6)?">
+below to find out more.
See L<perlhist> for a history of Perl revisions.
-=head2 What is Perl 6?
+=head2 What is Raku (Perl 6)?
-Perl 6 was I<originally> described as the community's rewrite of Perl 5,
-however as the language evolved, it became clear that it is a separate
-language, but in the same language family as Perl 5.
+Raku (formerly known as Perl 6) was I<originally> described as the community's
+rewrite of Perl, however as the language evolved, it became clear that it is
+a separate language, but in the same language family as Perl.
-Perl 6 is not intended primarily as a replacement for Perl 5, but as its
-own thing - and libraries exist to allow you to call Perl 5 code from Perl
-6 programs and vice versa.
+Raku is not intended primarily as a replacement for Perl, but as its
+own thing - and libraries exist to allow you to call Perl code from Raku
+programs and vice versa.
-Contrary to popular belief, Perl 6 and Perl 5 peacefully coexist with one
-another. Perl 6 has proven to be a fascinating source of ideas for those
-using Perl 5 (the L<Moose> object system is a well-known example). There is
+Contrary to popular belief, Raku and Perl peacefully coexist with one
+another. Raku has proven to be a fascinating source of ideas for those
+using Perl (the L<Moose> object system is a well-known example). There is
overlap in the communities, and this overlap fosters the tradition of sharing
and borrowing that have been instrumental to Perl's success.
-If you want to learn more about Perl 6 read the Perl 6 developers
-page at L<http://www.perl6.org/> and get involved.
+For more about Raku see L<https://www.raku.org/>.
"We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing."
--Larry Wall
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