But who cares if they gain traction? I don't need it to gain traction for me to be able to make use of it correctly and efficiently. In fact, I probably need the opposite, for it to not gain traction, so I can focus on using it and improving it for myself only.

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dmortin 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

If it does not gain traction then it's irrelevant in the global software field.

You can have fun with it, but it won't make a difference, so from the point of view of the software market it won't exist.

	▲	rfgplk 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Do you hold the same opinion with regards to Jonathan Blows jai language?

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hk__2 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This is a general comment; it might not apply to your personal use-case.

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embedding-shape 2 days ago | parent [-]

I guess I should have prefixed my initial comment with "This is my personal use-case, not a general comment"?

	▲	menaerus 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		gist was certainly not implying that it was not possible to do it or that some people won't continue doing it but the point was rather that the pool of such people or such projects will significantly decrease because software has now (mostly) reached the abundance state where all of these technical details start to matter less and less for general consumption.