[rtfeldman]

As the FAQ entry notes, one of the "sides" in the design space here is "a fragmented ecosystem is best because there's no other way to accommodate the variety of different styles people want to use" - this is a totally reasonable preference to have!

Still, hopefully it's clear why a language designer might want to go down a different path. After all, it's also totally reasonable to prefer an ecosystem which isn't fragmented along these lines (the way it is in, say, Scala) even though it means fewer different programming styles are supported.