I don&#x27;t think Perl 7 will be a thing in anyone&#x27;s planned future. There are now two languages in the Perl family: Perl 5 and Perl 6. Perl 5 is still developed, has yearly releases and feature additions. Perl 6 is a brand new language that just had its first release. There is some history involved in why it took 15 years and why it&#x27;s named &quot;Perl&quot; and not something else, but it&#x27;s an entirely new language.