[maxxxxx]

"dragged in every last weird and contradictory feature of what is a really enormous language"

This happens with every language that has a lot of features. You have to try them before you can form an opinion.

[Footkerchief]

> This happens with every language that has a lot of features.

Seems like the key is to not have a lot of features, then.

[AnimalMuppet]

But languages with not a lot of features trap you unless you never need that feature (or unless you're fine with implementing that feature yourself in what the language gives you).

[maxxxxx]

Then we should be using FORTRAN 77 forever?