We seem to be very worked up over a virtually unknown new C-replacement language that's more likely than not to fizzle and become yet another 0.1% also-ran.
I feel like people are less getting worked up over Hare itself, and more what it represents. It is very much a reactionary language, defined less by any grand new ideas or visions and more by rejection of things that many people see as valuable progress over the last few decades. It doesn't help that it is being pushed by an already highly notable and controversial figure. The language just happens to be a convenient vehicle for arguing about these engineering (and personal) values.
ATsch|3 years ago