For me, there's a dopamine hit in taking a complex problem, and breaking it into simple interacting parts that solve the problem in an elegant way. Overly complex programming languages add lots of incidental complexity that slow down this process. A clear, simple, consistent semantics accelerate this process.
If that doesn't inherently excite you, the life altering experience probably isn't going to happen for you.
https://xkcd.com/224/
Also this:
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy/
For me, there's a dopamine hit in taking a complex problem, and breaking it into simple interacting parts that solve the problem in an elegant way. Overly complex programming languages add lots of incidental complexity that slow down this process. A clear, simple, consistent semantics accelerate this process.
If that doesn't inherently excite you, the life altering experience probably isn't going to happen for you.