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> On 9 Feb 2015, at 00:15, Britton Kerin <britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> 
> +1+1+1.  In advocating the use of a less-known language that you personally
> happen to know, you're essentially saying that your prospective contributions
> are larger than the prospective contributions of a much larger community.

No, that’s what you’re saying.  Please don’t put words into my mouth.

I have no data, so cannot argue less- vs more well known, but I am arguing for a simpler language with a lower barrier to entry.  If you take any person and introduce them to Lua I pretty much guarantee they will be productive within half an hour; if you introduce them to Guile/Scheme within half an hour they will leave with a headache.

Chris