Comment by almostgotcaught

> Nobody's talking about porting billions of lines of code, for all we know it's just for personal projects, or a learning experience.

am i the only person in the room that can read tone? please tell me what is the force of this statement in what i've responded:

> If you want static compilation, use a language and libraries built with that assumption as a ground rule.

is this an imperative only for hobbyists? not sure.

> This kind of replies is like killing an idea before it's even started, smells like the sunk cost fallacy.

there is no idea - that's exactly my whole point. tear it down and build it again is not an idea.