What's the future of Perl? Let's look ahead five years to the possibilities.

(Note: once upon a time I believed that "Perl" referred to a language family, but I've changed my mind. When I use the word "Perl", I refer to the language that has versions 1 - 5. The thing called "Perl 6" should change its name.

Who Uses What

No one uses anything Perlish for new projects.

Some people use Perl and some people use Perl 6.

Most people use Perl and almost no one uses Perl 6.

Most people use Perl 6.

What do they use it for?

New development.

Maintenance of existing projects.

Porting from other languages.

What's the relationship of Perl to Perl 6?

One has subsumed the other.

One has failed and the other has survived.

Perl is becoming Perl 6 as much as possible.

Perl 6 allows you to use Perl in process.

What New Features Does Perl Have?

A foreign function interface

A real object system with syntax and everything

An improved exception system

An improved concurrency system

Function signatures

Grammars

Junctions

Strictures by default

None of these

All of these

Do You Still Use Perl?

Yes

No

Is Perl Healthier Then Than Now?

Yes

No

With all of your answers, you have a decision to make. Do you like this future? If so, great!

If not (and here I admit to some concern myself), how can we make the future more appealing?