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by steveklabnik 458 days ago
The reality is, the only languages that are truly simple are Turing tarpits, like Brainfuck.

Reality is not simple. Every language that’s used for real work has to deal with reality. It’s about how the language helps you manage complexity, not how complex the language is.

Maybe Forth gets a pass but there’s good reason why it’s effectively used in very limited circumstances.