@grainloom Hard to tell. Much of nowadays programmers became such because it is pretty to write the code nowadays. And thus is thanks to null/nil/undefined/None.

In fact, when you start writing some language that have a sane way to handle optionals (like #rust #scala #kotlin etc), it becomes harder to write good and efficient code, because it requires a bit more thinking from you. Code is safer, but you have to use your head. And mass doesn't want this, they just need to make another unicorn startup