Aside from all the pragmatic reasons that were already listed, it’s also just fun to write all the parts required to make a programming language.

The zoom out is very limited. I constantly wish it could zoom out more

Pretty much every programming job can be easily done 100% remotely. You don’t need niche skills for that.

Most people just say “good and you?” even if they don’t actually feel particularly good.

We know what metaphors are, it’s just a really bad one.

Using the date as a version number for an application that gets frequent updates is very standard. Most users will be expected to be on the latest version always.

There’s even a website for it https://calver.org

I honestly have no idea who you are talking about

No they don’t? They haven’t worked since july 1st.