the question of local vs. non-local transformations at least hints at the idea that a new paradigm or way of thinking about programming is involved.
Which is an excellent point, and I think the essay would have been better served if you had oriented it that way, and not around the "not a language worth learning" hook.
I took part in a discussion of this idea about a month ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3198941 There's a paper in there you would want to read as research for that essay.
Which is an excellent point, and I think the essay would have been better served if you had oriented it that way, and not around the "not a language worth learning" hook.