this could be an interesting project to agree on a portable subset of a modern language that can be either interpreted or compiled in the background so quickly

this could be an interesting project to agree on a portable subset of a modern language that can be either interpreted or compiled in the background so quickly that you wouldn't mind. Something like portable-rust. Could replace bash/m4/whatever else auto tools use (and it uses a lot of stuff bolted on) Would also drive contributors as just mentioning a new languages on your README floods your issue tracker these days :)