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Certainly. And I hope same thing happens with nim. All I'm advising against is people betting their livelihood on nim reaching critical mass before a single une
by sherincall 6y ago
Certainly. And I hope same thing happens with nim. All I'm advising against is people betting their livelihood on nim reaching critical mass before a single unexpected event happens that removes the benevolent dictator from the picture. Or at very least be aware of it and make an informed decision.
- nimmer 6y agoWhile the lottery factor is concerning, also many corporate-driven languages have a similar risk: the company can drop the language or bend it out of shape to satisfy business needs. It happened many times.
- EdwardDiego 6y agoWhich languages are you referring to where it's happened many times? Racking my brains but falling short.
- neutronicus 6y agoHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the Browser Wars come to mind
- renox 6y agoVisual Basic