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Now the question is, why is a personal language that he doesn’t want other people to use getting so much publicity?

• chii 3y ago
  > he doesn’t want other people to use getting so much publicity? i dont think it's the case that he doesn't want other people to use it. he just doesn't want other people who don't have the same opinion as him to bother him about changing it in a way that he doesn't care for. As an example, there's bugs in the compiler, but those bugs could be worked around currently if not annoying. However, it would be a folly for jonathan or his team to fix those bugs at this stage rather than spending time exploring the design space of the language. By keeping it closed and selective, he would not have to deal with such problems. As for publicity, i have no idea. It's an interesting language, and interesting things gain publicity presumably.