It’s not a totally fair analogy though. Designing file systems for newer storage devices is an engineering problem that requires a lot of effort, but not a gre

It’s not a totally fair analogy though. Designing file systems for newer storage devices is an engineering problem that requires a lot of effort, but not a great amount of new insight. Designing a new programming language that somehow exposes the concepts you mentioned more transparently while still being actually useful would require major, major breakthroughs and insights in PL design.