So you've decided to abandon a technology stack because of an unfavorable discussion thread on HN?
The discussion was further evidence of the reality that I'd already come to terms with; the lack of inroads in building a larger community and general ecosystem is partly because of a lack of focus on things like tooling, linting, documentation standards, etc and partly because of a weird amount of disdain for the language. I can help with the former, but I don't have the time or energy for the latter because it's actually a set of large, long-term marketing, organizational, and psychological problems to overcome. Maybe someday down the road I'll be back, but I've given it a shot for about 8-9 years now.