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> And I am sorry, but adoption and reaching critical mass is an important part of a serious programming language. Would you argue that Chez Scheme (to pick a r
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> And I am sorry, but adoption and reaching critical mass is an important part of a serious programming language.
Would you argue that Chez Scheme (to pick a random example) isn't a "serious programming language"? And I am sorry, but the assumption that "explosive growth" in the venture capital sense is somehow necessary for "success" is cancer.
- bel8 3mo ago> Would you argue that Chez Scheme (to pick a random example) isn't a "serious programming language"? Commercially speaking? Absolutely not a "serious programming language" in this context. If someone tries to implement a project using Chez Scheme, they better have agreat reason to not use mainstream boring language.
- 27183 3mo agoI used to think like that, but I don't anymore. The most important thing about a project is the people who are working on it. Successful projects are built by small teams with deep expertise pulling together on a shared mission. If they want to use Chez Scheme, Ocaml, Haskell, or whatever else I trust their judgment.