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by siddboots 2980 days ago
All programming languages have a limited scope of applicability that is a natural product of the design choices that went into them. The idea of a general purpose language that is exactly the right fit for every task at hand is a myth.

There's nothing wrong with designing a language that is particularly good at data analysis, and which emphasises those features at the expense of others.