Not everyone values this the same and this is where a lot of preference wars start in PL communities. Some people enjoy keeping the problem space small and havi

Not everyone values this the same and this is where a lot of preference wars start in PL communities. Some people enjoy keeping the problem space small and having opinionated decisions at the cost of limited expressiveness. Others value expressiveness maximally. This [1] article goes into a lot of the tradeoffs involved with expressivity and cognitive load (with the background of how being a PL enthusiast tends to color one's thoughts). [1]: https://scattered-thoughts.net/writing/things-unlearned/ https://scattered-thoughts.net/writing/things-unlearned/