There is an intermediate language the Rakudo compiler is implemented in called NQP. That split from the Parrot project to support several VMs as the stuff emitted as the "compiled" code. For a while Parrot and JVM were supported simultaneously. With the addition of MoarVM the project moved away from supporting Parrot. There are other targets in development including JavaScript and most recently Truffle/GraalVM https://github.com/perl6/nqp/commits/truffle Essentially a lot happens within the Perl 6 project at a pace that's kind of surprising if you keep an eye on it.