From the 2023 Octoverse report[1], "In 2023, Shell and Hashicorp Configuration Language (HCL) once again emerged as top languages across open source projects, indicating that operations and IaC work are gaining prominence in the open source space." The accompanying chart shows it as #11, ranking above Dart, Kotlin, and Ruby.

I think this is a case where the citation bears out the claim, and there's no need for Mitchell to feel embarrassment.

[1]: https://github.blog/2023-11-08-the-state-of-open-source-and-...