It would also punish programming languages with good long-term support. For example, Ada has been deliberately designed for long-term maintainability. Many Ada

It would also punish programming languages with good long-term support. For example, Ada has been deliberately designed for long-term maintainability. Many Ada packages haven't been modified for years because they are finished. They work as intended. Unless someone finds a bug, there is no need to update or change them. Not everybody considers constant feature creep desirable.