Avoiding past pitfalls is the best part of a new language ecosystem. I remember when Python was the new kid on the block and how joyous it was to work with in c

Avoiding past pitfalls is the best part of a new language ecosystem. I remember when Python was the new kid on the block and how joyous it was to work with in comparison to Perl. By the time Ruby came around, the same thing was being said about it, sometimes with aspersions cast at Python and how wonky it was. Maybe after a few more generational cycles we'll develop the One True Language, bug-free, intuitive tooling, and sane to use.