Hey Josh,
I hope I'm not the one that turned you on to the LTSL thing w/ this post:
http://forums.ltheory.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2062
You responded with "I definitely wonder what LT would look like had it been written functionally from the beginning.", and then not long after you wrote a functional programming language for LT
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If that's the case I'm sorry about that
I believe I almost completely understand what you're going through. I've taken a similar path of struggle with a side project I've been working on for over 8 years. Fortunately for me I didn't have a kickerstarter community to answer to. I can't imagine the stress that adds. During that time (in 2009) I also cofounded a (now) 12-person mobile game studio with an office in both Portland and Santa Monica called Brainium Studios (
http://brainiumstudios.com).
I've been following your progress off and on and I am a big fan of what you're hoping to achieve and how you think. I would like to help if there's anything I can do. For example I can offer you a complementary desk in our office with an ocean view if it would help to work with other people around. It can help keep an even keel to be surrounded w/ people you can bounce ideas off and go to lunch w/ etc. Maybe even just a working vacation in Santa Monica? I know that sort of thing helps me focus. I can even help w/ travel expenses, etc. Email me if there's anything I can do:
jake@brainiumstudios.com. To be clear I'm not looking to get something out of it, I just get inspired by people who reach for excellence and want to see if there's anything I can do to help.
Btw over the past 6mo I finally am emerging from the R&D period of my side project, there is hope!