> [Languages] will mature, and eventually hit a peak, and then fade. "Maintenance mode" should be a badge of honor: you have created something that is a stable

> [Languages] will mature, and eventually hit a peak, and then fade. "Maintenance mode" should be a badge of honor: you have created something that is a stable foundation for new things. For example, how many programming languages are implemented in anything other than C and/or themselves? Not a lot, and that's a huge compliment to C. Despite its faults, you can probably count on your C program working after you're dead.