That’s a fair point. I have learned so many programming languages and continue to enjoy learning about weird ones that these relatively minor syntax design decisions do not seem like they should be dealbreakers to me, but that likewise means that I am also not the one that they have to worry about appeasing when designing the syntax to attempt to maximize adoption.
It’s certainly a sticking point. People complain about Rust syntax all the time.
Personally, I think its syntax is about as close to C++ syntax as it can be without inheriting some truly horrendous decisions.
That’s a fair point. I have learned so many programming languages and continue to enjoy learning about weird ones that these relatively minor syntax design decisions do not seem like they should be dealbreakers to me, but that likewise means that I am also not the one that they have to worry about appeasing when designing the syntax to attempt to maximize adoption.