a bunch of other things (java, ruby, js) replaced cgi scripts and mod_perl as a web backend environment.
python became a "must know" to interview at google.
old perl was neglected and became unreadable.
perl itself became ugly to eyes used to modern languages.
the perl 6 mess and associated sentiment made it look worse.
it was time for it to go anyway.
a bunch of other things (java, ruby, js) replaced cgi scripts and mod_perl as a web backend environment.
python became a "must know" to interview at google.
old perl was neglected and became unreadable.
perl itself became ugly to eyes used to modern languages.
the perl 6 mess and associated sentiment made it look worse.
it was time for it to go anyway.