There&#x27;s not much difference between an academic language designer being a sourpuss that his ideas&#x2F;language is not appreciated outside of his circle, and Rob Pike being a sourpuss that &quot;Systems Software Research is Irrelevant&quot;[1]. When you think about it.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;herpolhode.com&#x2F;rob&#x2F;utah2000.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;herpolhode.com&#x2F;rob&#x2F;utah2000.pdf</a>