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I believe he truly sees the Wolfram language as an extension of himself, from the very beginning it was designed only based on his needs and desires. That other
by retzkek 5y ago
I believe he truly sees the Wolfram language as an extension of himself, from the very beginning it was designed only based on his needs and desires. That others find it useful is just a happy accident.
Maybe it is just ego, or maybe it's something a bit more profound.
- ModernMech 5y agoTbf that’s the standard for many pl projects. It’s why so many anoint themselves as bdfl; they don’t want to lose control over the project and find themselves unable to execute their visions. Many PLs start with one developer saying to themself “this tool suck, I could do it better.” What follows is an endeavor of so much breadth and depth it takes many years to execute on that vision, so pl designers become very attached to them. This is why there are a billion languages with only a single user: the designer.