My intuition is that current users of Perl 5 probably fall largely into two camps: using it because it looks like the best tool for the job or using it because it is the language of their soul.<p>People in the first group would switch if Perl6 looks like a better tool. Short of revelation the second group won&#x27;t. Hardcore Perl programmers have had a long time to think about Perl 6 and come to their conclusions. It&#x27;s not a community where evangelism is likely to make a difference these days. I don&#x27;t think the Perl community is like the Python community for cultural reasons that stem from their histories.