&gt; I mean, we&#x27;re a community of hackers: do we really need to ask &quot;why another programming language&quot;?<p>If not us, then who? There is plenty of space for a language that delivers real innovation, or even one that puts real polish on old ideas. But when a language does neither, we absolutely should be asking what it&#x27;s for. A community that prides itself on being pragmatic and delivering business value should know the costs of language proliferation.