You elicit my first ever OMG. Yes, granted! :) But that's just mechanics of computing history. That was the lucky break. But it wasn't 'garbage' getting lucky.

You elicit my first ever OMG. Yes, granted! :) But that's just mechanics of computing history. That was the lucky break. But it wasn't 'garbage' getting lucky. It wasn't some lame specimen that survived a battle that killed off titans of a species. It was and remains a contender. And, to the point, its authors determined (certainly influenced by not being or as SoTA aware as academic CS lights) that a compelling 80% solution with a [simple] versatile conceptual model can work and it has. Same story goes for Go the language. Of course it is like PLT reto with bolt-ons, but like it or not, it is a viable approach to building software and systems.