> Basically, writing a C++ front end takes 10 man years. This is insane. No language needs to be that complex. I guess that's the power of backward compatibi

> Basically, writing a C++ front end takes 10 man years. This is insane. No language needs to be that complex. I guess that's the power of backward compatibility: forcing an entire industry to dig itself into an ever growing hole, because in the short term we move faster by digging than by first clawing our way out.