Many of your design aims sound a lot like what Java was supposed to be. In particular: > Something dead simple. > I want code that's easy to write and easy to

Many of your design aims sound a lot like what Java was supposed to be. In particular: > Something dead simple. > I want code that's easy to write and easy to read. No fancy tricks. -- no manual memory management or custom operators. A child should be able to use it. > I want code that's easy to maintain and deploy. > A language for accountants and office workers. For school teachers and twelve-year-olds.