To clarify, the Haskell quote is usually parsed as 'avoid "success at all costs"', rather than 'avoid "success" at all costs'. Part of its rising popularity is probably the infrastructure work; despite the rough edges of Cabal and friends, I struggle to imagine what it must have been like before them!
Perhaps a more interesting example is the MLs, which have been around far longer than Haskell and seem to be gaining popularity for implementating and transforming other languages (that was their original purpose, after all!).
Scheme's also managed to maintain a minor presence since the 70s, especially in education and as an extension/configuration language.
Perhaps a more interesting example is the MLs, which have been around far longer than Haskell and seem to be gaining popularity for implementating and transforming other languages (that was their original purpose, after all!).
Scheme's also managed to maintain a minor presence since the 70s, especially in education and as an extension/configuration language.