This reminds me of Guy Steele's talk on Growing A Language (<https://archive.org/details/GrowingALanguageByGuySteeleAhvzDzKdB0 https://archive.org/details/Growi

This reminds me of Guy Steele's talk on Growing A Language (<https://archive.org/details/GrowingALanguageByGuySteeleAhvzDzKdB0 https://archive.org/details/GrowingALanguageByGuySteeleAhvzD...>). The conclusion being that what's important isn't whether a language is large or small but whether it can grow.