Maybe so for small languages/projects, but it won't matter if it gets popular enough. Some of the biggest languages like Python and PHP still have their core co

Maybe so for small languages/projects, but it won't matter if it gets popular enough. Some of the biggest languages like Python and PHP still have their core components written in C, as opposed to some 'write the core in our language then create a transpiler'. I'm sure speed being the focus instead of DX (developer experience) will be appreciated by all the people that won't ever touch Rome except as an end-user.