>> A more complex language means more lock-in to existing runtimes, more room for bugs, more wasted engineering effort supporting the moving standard, less oppo

>> A more complex language means more lock-in to existing runtimes, more room for bugs, more wasted engineering effort supporting the moving standard, less opportunity for lighter abstractions or more declarative assets amenable to static analysis ... Sorry you've lost me on this one - I'm sure "complex" is the wrong word and how the rest of your conclusions follow mystifies me.