He went into debt to finish Sinking Star.

That's interesting to know, but doesn't say anything good about whether he needed a new language for it.

Maybe he just values doing his own thing more than money? Which is fine!... but not proof anyone else should take your advice.

	▲	Jtarii 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>That's interesting to know, but doesn't say anything good about whether he needed a new language for it. Some people just like making things they thing are good? He thought cpp was bad, and didn't want to program in it anymore, so he made something different. Obviously the guy isn't optimising for making the most amount of money possible.