I remember back when carbon first appeared, I immediately thought it's not gonna get popular simply because it has "fn" and "var"
superficial details matter - people that stayed on C++ instead of transitioning to flashy new ones have type-before-name as part of programming identity
you can have all the features in the world (and be recognized by it), but if the code doesn't _look_ like C++, then it's of no interest
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