I disagree. Syntax is the thing everyone loves to comment on because of the bikeshed effect, but it's probably the quickest aspect of a new language to learn. I

I disagree. Syntax is the thing everyone loves to comment on because of the bikeshed effect, but it's probably the quickest aspect of a new language to learn. If you're already creating a new language and have the opportunity to fix some things that make older languages harder to remember, parse, or type, why not take it?