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@krinkle A surprising number of PL design workarounds are "just add another equals sign" 🙃
I find it really interesting how some areas of tech are widely expected to improve radically (e.g. LLMs and smart home tech), others gradually (CPU speed, battery capacity) and others very slowly (e.g. compiler optimisations).
Predicting the future is hard.
If you created a large, successful OSS project, would you want to be BDFL or move on after a period?
I see tradeoffs on both sides, although it's not a decision I've needed to make myself.