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That's the language's claim, but it really feels weird to call oneself a direct descendent when the original language creator has not left the boat.

• kelipso 4y ago
  It's just what a fork is, no?
  • pyrale 4y ago
    afaik, it's not a fork of Elm, they started from a clean slate.
    • kelipso 4y ago
      Right I see. At any rate, C has hundreds of languages as its direct descendants, it's a common term used for programming languages.
• zem 4y ago
  why? my parents are alive and I'm still their direct descendant (: it's just acknowledging the language's roots.