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by hhas01 2365 days ago
I make languages and I LOLed. Self-awareness, good knowledge of CS history, and a huge heaping helping of humility are all key prerequisites to inventing a language that is even marginally less appalling than all of its predecessors. “You will FAIL” is about the best advice a nascent language designer can receive, and they should embrace it.

Also Obligatory:

http://james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brief-incomplete-and-m...