I think one of the main things we get wrong is that pretty much any language can be used successfully to write a small to medium sized program, it's when a larg

I think one of the main things we get wrong is that pretty much any language can be used successfully to write a small to medium sized program, it's when a large program is written that things can start to fall apart. Some language features aid large program developement e.g type systems, but can get in the way, or even seem pointless, when writing small programs