100% agreed, to the letter. My recent observation is that programming languages are a bit like warfare. We are drawn to discuss syntax and features, or machine

100% agreed, to the letter. My recent observation is that programming languages are a bit like warfare. We are drawn to discuss syntax and features, or machine guns and fighter jets, but what seems to trump these on any practical timeframe is logistics. When coding up a new project, I need a language which gets a lot of mileage, so the bugs are stamped out. It needs good tooling so I'm not stuck making it myself. It needs robust package support, so I can just type the project-specific code. Oh and the language can't be unworkable, and vaguely needs to fit technical spec. It's a sad chicken-and-egg situation, but users are often not in a position to take the risk.