Contrast to Perl 5
Perl 6:
- decouple compilers and distributions
- no official compiler
- no official distribution
- shared test suite
Perl 5:
- distribution and translator tightly coupled
- each release of Perl includes "core modules"
- only one "official" distribution
- clients all want favorite modules to be "core"
- distribution has to preserve backwards compatibility
- ...and maintenance
Reflect on pumpking impact