And why do the rich libraries and tooling end up being built for languages like Java or C++? Because they require collaboration, and these languages, by handica

And why do the rich libraries and tooling end up being built for languages like Java or C++? Because they require collaboration, and these languages, by handicapping the creation of DSLs actually make collaboration easier, and, more importantly, they make the collaboration between people of different IQs, backgrounds and expertise levels easier. ...sometimes handicapping the smartest person, more or less on purpose, makes him better at working in a team (even a "virtual" team like the one encompassing library creators and library users). It's ugly but it works! Of course, the ideal would be to have a team of very smart people - but when you can't have that , the next best alternative is to use a language that artificially "dumbs down" the smartest guys to a level similar enough to that of the others to allow collaboration... sad, I know :|