I was talking to a friend about different programming languages and why I seem to like some over others. For example, I could never really get into Rust. The topic of aesthetics/style came up and it made me realize that the way a programming language looks might very well influence how much I like them. For example, I prefer the way TypeScript reads over Elm, I prefer the way Go reads over Rust. There is no real rationale that I can think of other than the fact that it just looks "right"/"better" to me.
Of course, the things that I make also play a big part in it. I don't write a lot of code that needs such high performance that a language like Rust would be necessary. But even if I did, I prefer the way Zig reads for example.
What are your opinions? How much does this play a part in your selection/preference for your "favorite" language(s)?
I should clarify that this talks merely about the language, not it's tooling or ecosystem, as that's a different matter entirely.