Think it's more along the lines of Jon having the ability to create a language, and upon being dissatisfied with what he was using, decided to make his own. Gi

Think it's more along the lines of Jon having the ability to create a language, and upon being dissatisfied with what he was using, decided to make his own. GitHub is littered with pet languages that people have made, and doubt their reasons are simply about being "eye-wateringly arrogant". Moving past that, people paying attention or wanting to use the language, usually means it appeals to them. Jai has fans and supporters, because they are able to look past or are not concerned about his personality quirks, but are focused on the quality and usefulness of the software produced.