I seem to haven't learned that yet, as I still use Coffeescript heavily and I'm happy it exists.
It's only one data point, but if it makes even just a few people happy, it already has enough reasons to exist.
> a new thing to learn and an extra nuisance to use if its toolchain sucks
> if you're asking people to deal with the hassle of a new language it better be for a good reason
I think the biggest confusion here is that you feel that someone is asking you to use the language, or that the creators of the language are pushing it in people's faces.
Couldn't be further from the truth. The creators build a language for their project (Scrimba.com) and had the nice idea to share it with us. If we find it compelling, we are allowed to use it, give feedback, and contribute to its development if we want it to grow.
I personally can only feel gratitude towards these people.
It's only one data point, but if it makes even just a few people happy, it already has enough reasons to exist.
I think the biggest confusion here is that you feel that someone is asking you to use the language, or that the creators of the language are pushing it in people's faces.Couldn't be further from the truth. The creators build a language for their project (Scrimba.com) and had the nice idea to share it with us. If we find it compelling, we are allowed to use it, give feedback, and contribute to its development if we want it to grow.
I personally can only feel gratitude towards these people.