Jonathan’s real standout qualities are game design, self promotion and shipping a hit game. As a game dev that has worked on 20 or more games I wouldn’t put one

Jonathan’s real standout qualities are game design, self promotion and shipping a hit game. As a game dev that has worked on 20 or more games I wouldn’t put one like Braid at the top of my hard to program list. It’s a 2d puzzler. The time manipulation stuff is really great but again not technically difficult. That he is making his own language is more a sign that he’s indepently wealthy and has the time to do so. Many programmers have tried and failed to do the same. I will be impressed if he delivers a game that uses the language even more so if the language spreads further.