I can’t speak for the parent, but @onready combined with the $ operator is a delight when making a prefab.

I also very much like the way signals are declared compared to C#’s code generation.

I’m also a fan of TypeScript, so being able to do gradual typing while prototyping is a huge plus. It’s going to be a big advantage if they ever get JIT.

Everything being reference-counted, rather than fretting about GC pauses is comforting too.