That is very one sided. First it was designed to be embedded, so small size was a priority, not every imaginable feature. Second, the fact is that the language

That is very one sided. First it was designed to be embedded, so small size was a priority, not every imaginable feature. Second, the fact is that the language was always running faster than all “favorite” scripting language. It was also much better suited for Jit. The minimalism demonstrated obvious advantages to the competition.