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> But I also admire the patience of anyone who actually manages to use it in practice, there are so many little papercuts that don't get resolved, basically for a decade or more. I

Great summary of what it’s like to use any niche language. You don’t realize the value of a mature and highly used ecosystem until you have to chase issues in an ecosystem where maybe 5 other people total are doing the same thing you’re doing and nobody has updated some library you need for 3 years.

Fun for hobbies, terrible for real work.



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