> I feel like each new language absolutely needs to reinvent existing standards that have proven effective, just so that it feels unique. I don't have any exper

> I feel like each new language absolutely needs to reinvent existing standards that have proven effective, just so that it feels unique. I don't have any experience with Ruby in particular, but every time a tool does some basic thing like a for loop "in a new, innovative way" You're talking about a 25 year old decision.