Having tracked Pony for a while and started using it more heavily over the last several months - I would say the Quora quote is pretty wrong and short sighted.

Having tracked Pony for a while and started using it more heavily over the last several months - I would say the Quora quote is pretty wrong and short sighted. As per SB's comment the original developers are still involved. From my perspective as a user the additions to the team have helped fill out gaps and kept momentum going (especially when the original team needed to focus elsewhere for a while). Certainly as the new community members have stepped up the nature and style of the community has been influenced and evolves and not everyone has necessarily liked those changes (as per Quora comments) but I think the language has benefitted. Languages, like operating systems - are often identified with the original designers - but it takes a community to grow it and ensure continued growth. Pony's community is still small but folks are actively contributing to Pony's growth and maturity. The language still has a long way to go but its fun to use and its got some interesting ideas that are worth exploring.