Some are lamenting that PG's work on Bel doesn't seem meaningful in terms of the practical programming world of building things, like many of us do in our jobs.

Some are lamenting that PG's work on Bel doesn't seem meaningful in terms of the practical programming world of building things, like many of us do in our jobs. But I think Bel is best viewed as PG painting with code. He lost interest in using acrylic and canvas, so he turned to his favorite paintbrush and canvas: vim and Lisp. And created art with it. And, at least for some people, Bel is beautiful art that provokes deep thoughts and insights. It's unquestionably his own signature style of art.