> Third, it may turn into something new. If some people don't write a new programming language, then we are stuck with what we have. This advice basically admit

> Third, it may turn into something new. If some people don't write a new programming language, then we are stuck with what we have. This advice basically admits that the status quo is good enough... The authors saying that the language, as a project, is a lifetime appointment? Well, this reveals everything. I believe if you want to do a programming language, then you must be willing to invest at least a decade or two. Sounds like someone should persuade some big-name university to hand out honorary PhDs to people who build new languages that produce demonstrable value (even if the value is not business value). Seems to be the criteria for a PhD, anyway.