Elixir, Clojure and Scala cut across this distinction. They're very new and shiny but built on proven technology. In that sense maybe they're a better bet as th

Elixir, Clojure and Scala cut across this distinction. They're very new and shiny but built on proven technology. In that sense maybe they're a better bet as they definitely bring something new to the table and help solve hard problems. I think Clojure suffers most from this familiarity bias as I'd argue it's at the top of the excellence tree despite being largely ignored by an industry forever wedded to C# and Java.