>Is anyone who does anything and puts it out there craving attention? Maybe they just want to, I don't know, share.

I never said everyone was motivated purely by vanity, just that it is a major motivator and possible explanation for certain perceived excesses (of languages, frameworks).

>did you know who Roberto was? Would you be able to pick out Gilad Bracha in a grocery store?

I'm typing these messages on a machine with NewSpeak installed on it.