> inconsistencies in the language design meaning you want to be careful as some things work one way and others another way, and some things don't work as you ex

> inconsistencies in the language design meaning you want to be careful as some things work one way and others another way, and some things don't work as you expect (at the syntax/semantics level if I recall correctly). It equally applies to ANY current programming language, including the fashionable Golang and Rust, not to mention Python, Java, C#, C++ or JavaScript. So this argument is childish.