It's a balance. With overly simplistic languages, one ends up with too much code and repetition. However, when languages get more, well, 'advanced', it just get

It's a balance. With overly simplistic languages, one ends up with too much code and repetition. However, when languages get more, well, 'advanced', it just gets harder to hire people who can work with it. Sure you need fewer people, but they're harder to find.