the syntax is completely alien (to the point of turning quasi APL-ish in some cases) and scares away potential users. the community is so focused on esoteric s

the syntax is completely alien (to the point of turning quasi APL-ish in some cases) and scares away potential users. the community is so focused on esoteric stuff that the "how do I do X that's super easy to do in traditional languages" is completely missing from the conversation.