I thought the very next paragraph made it clear he was joking and having a little fun: "More seriously, Myrddin has the goal of replacing C in it's niche of OS

I thought the very next paragraph made it clear he was joking and having a little fun: "More seriously, Myrddin has the goal of replacing C in it's niche of OS and embedded development, but making it harder to shoot yourself in the foot. It's a language that matches the author's taste in design, and if other people want to use it, so much the better." EDIT: Yep, this is definitely the case. The guy just has a really good sense of humor and doesn't take himself too seriously. Just read his "Beyond..." section!