I agree with your last point, but if you see it from the perspective of a project leader that has to pull in changes (like Torvalds) or hire qualified people, t

I agree with your last point, but if you see it from the perspective of a project leader that has to pull in changes (like Torvalds) or hire qualified people, that still makes no difference. If it's too hard to find good people or sift out bad code, even a technically good language is not helping you with your real task.