Thank you! I've always wondered if/when I'd have a reason to check out F#, so now I do! :) Also, after I wrote the above comment, I checked out Nim, and it in

Thank you! I've always wondered if/when I'd have a reason to check out F#, so now I do! :) Also, after I wrote the above comment, I checked out Nim, and it in many ways is exactly what I was describing. And Cython as well, even for all its (thankfully continuously reducing) weirdness.