It is a lot easier, but I've been working on this language project for almost 8 months now. I've spent a lot of time in research papers and thinking about both dev UX and how it works with LLMs. Knocking together a working compiler on LLVM is WAY easier now, but making something nice is still hard. A language is so much more than a compiler and syntax. So to your point, standing out is incredibly hard.
I'm doing this because it interests me and I'm learning, but it does feel quixotic at times.
I'm doing this because it interests me and I'm learning, but it does feel quixotic at times.