To learn a new language, you need a reason to learn that new language and you need sufficient drive to go through with it. Having familiar constructs not only

To learn a new language, you need a reason to learn that new language and you need sufficient drive to go through with it. Having familiar constructs not only make it easier to code-switch between languages (people that work on multi-language projects know that pain pretty well), but also decreases the barrier to entry to the language in the first place.