I want a systems level programming language where the community isn't founded around how superior they are to everyone else. I like hanging out with esolang and catlang and apl people because they understand the inherent absurdity of it all and just wanna share ideas with each other.
@clarity I almost feel like Ada fits this niche, just over there getting things done quietly.
I've been using it for learning embedded stuff, because of what I've seen in the community you're alluding to
@robdaemon oh neat, how has using it been for you?
I'm alluding to at least three or maybe or five communities tbh
@clarity so far so good - I can't say I'm super far into my journey, but I learned Pascal before C, so I have an affinity for Wirth-like languages.
The community is smaller than Rust, C++, but larger than Nim / Zig (totally anecdotal on that)
I like the type system, but some compiler errors can be inscrutable.
@robdaemon neat! I'll probably sit down with it at some point
@clarity I am by no means an expert but willing to try and help if you run across any snags