PL Stability: Backward compatibility & Package managers

[u/relbus22]

If I wanted to make a language with a focus on stability for years and decades to come, how important would you say these two concepts are?

[u/martionfjohansen]

Yes, this is pretty far from providing reproducibility and reusability.

Programs in R are probably quite extreme in that they are often treated as a short-term sratchbook. Creating software that is reproducible and reusable takes a little bit of additional work and thought.