> and why they are so absolutely lost when it comes to creating successful languages They aren't lost—they're just more interested in actually good ideas than

> and why they are so absolutely lost when it comes to creating successful languages They aren't lost—they're just more interested in actually good ideas than in popularity. Popular languages must appeal to all kinds of programmers with varying backgrounds, so they are heavily constrained. Your argument is basically that mathematicians don't know what they're doing because their most advanced theories aren't used by mechanical engineers.