# A Review of Perl 6

DevFeed: [A Review of Perl 6](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-review-of-perl-6-37879.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.evanmiller.org/a-review-of-perl-6.html>)

Author: Evan Miller

Published: 2017-08-13T18:05:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Evan Miller](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/evan-miller.md>)

Topics: [Raku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raku.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [languages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/languages.md>), [perl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/perl.md>), [programming-languages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming-languages.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>)

## AI overview

A review of Perl 6, now called Raku, based on several weeks of use. It discusses the language's long development, 2015 release, uncertain market prospects, limited guidance for practical use, and support for multiple programming paradigms.

## Source excerpt

I spent a few weeks with Perl 6. Here's what I think: A Review of Perl 6