It's pretty sad. I personally believe the ecosystem would be in a much more vibrant state today, if the creator had formally abandoned the language at any point in the past, as there are many who would pick up the torch.
It is telling that several people who could once have been considered 'core team' are now building their own languages:
https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/is-elm-browser-still-mainta...
https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/request-elm-0-19-2-any-upda...
It's pretty sad. I personally believe the ecosystem would be in a much more vibrant state today, if the creator had formally abandoned the language at any point in the past, as there are many who would pick up the torch.
It is telling that several people who could once have been considered 'core team' are now building their own languages:
https://gren-lang.org/
https://www.roc-lang.org/
https://www.derw-lang.com/