Another counterpoint is the mismatch between the intended use of languages. Languages are designed for many types of goals. The language you’re building should

Another counterpoint is the mismatch between the intended use of languages. Languages are designed for many types of goals. The language you’re building should be tested against the goals it’s designed to achieve. Whereas, some languages are really good at making compilers. Then, some tools are specifically designed for program transformation and analysis. Using those languages can dramatically improve your compiler which might indirectly increase the number of goals the other language hits.