[educating]

Going to try to address the whole problem here, not just the trying to invent a new language:

from: http://fendrich.se/blog/2013/01/24/pre-programming-mental-si...

> I am, in fact, a grumpy, skeptical, philosophically materialist atheist.

from: http://fendrich.se/blog/2013/04/09/a-better-soylent-good/

> Adding nootropics and stimulants, like the original Soylent guy did, is also interesting. However, to avoid complicating things, I will add this later. I don’t really know which substances, but at least ginkgo biloba.

I think you are taking on too much risk in order to get attention. Your grumpyness might be a result of some other health condition like sleep apnea that you need to take care of before taking on a radical diet that will leave you sick and more overweight. Take the time you would have spent working on Glow instead working on an existing up-and-coming language like Go. And, good luck. I know what its like to feel like you will try anything to fix your life and get relevant. But inventing a new language is not where its at. Tom Hickey who is one of the smartest people I know and one of the best presenters I've seen can't even convince most to use Clojure. It isn't easy.

[TheZenPsycho]

What's wrong with inventing a new language? Nobody has to use it. Do they? Or is he staking some vast amount of his personal reputation on it? some how?

[educating]

I'm suggesting the combination of possible health problems combined with a pattern of trying to reinvent everything. I'm familiar with this pattern myself. I'm suggesting not to go down this road, and instead focus those creative efforts on something with more promise.

I also think that there are problems with all other languages we use, but like I said, this is a very difficult road.

[TheZenPsycho]

I'm confused. Are you his mom or what? Why shouldn't he go down this road?

[educating]

If you want me to be blunt, I think he is incapable of it, and he is wasting all of our time with a "what if" post about a language that will never exist. Happy now?

[6d0debc071]

That's already a sunk cost to everyone in the thread. Further criticism - that doesn't address the reasons people are enthused, serves as a time-sink for no return in value.

i.e. if you want it to go away from altruistic concern, you're probably better off addressing the flaws in the concept or ignoring it. ^_^;