> It’s not a competition to know every toy language in existence.
I would argue against this and claim that it appears to be a competition since “X written in {Rust,Go,SexyLang,…}” became the prevalent bullshit bingo.
Juggling chainsaws is more impressive than hammers. But it’s all just juggling
The question you have to ask yourself is: Are you juggling for the sake of juggling or to make a good show for the crowd?
If your goal is the outcome, maybe don’t go into juggling bags of poo even though it’s more challenging than chainsaws because they keep changing shape.
I think people want the ability to modify software they use (that's the whole point of open source). It's easier to modify software in a language you know than one you don't. That's why these things exist.
Going back to the hammer example, imagine that you've spent your whole life using screws. You are probably going to buy furniture assembled with screws instead of with nails, because you know how easy it is to twist the screw out and put your modification in instead. A clear path exists in your mind, whereas with nail-based furniture, who knows?
I would argue against this and claim that it appears to be a competition since “X written in {Rust,Go,SexyLang,…}” became the prevalent bullshit bingo.