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Using a not very popular programming language can actually make it harder for you to hire people. That's a non-sequitur! The "unpopular languages make it harde
by rlander 11y ago
Using a not very popular programming language can actually make it harder for you to hire people.
That's a non-sequitur! The "unpopular languages make it harder to hire programmers" myth has been debunked many times right here on HN. Just hire smart people, not blub programmers.
- jlouis 11y agoOne could argue that good programming languages self-select good programmers. And that there are not that many good programmers in the first place.
- rlander 11y agoThat's a good point, but this argument's mostly driven by functional programmers and "good languages" usually means Haskell or Lisp, in my experience. Disclosure: I'm a functional programmer myself so, what do I know.