So, a lot of this reminds me of other languages: 1) javascript and jquery 2) python and numpy (and the scientific stack built atop it) In neither case was th

So, a lot of this reminds me of other languages: 1) javascript and jquery 2) python and numpy (and the scientific stack built atop it) In neither case was the primary incentive, at first anyway, a desire to make money by complexity lock-in. I think there is a real cost to the complexity of having what is, essentially, a whole second language (with its own syntax and ways of doing things) built on top of the original language. But, I think this kind of thing can and does happen regardless of the financial incentives involved.