> If you really wanted to determine 'most important', think about what software you'd be left with if all software and dependencies written in a language was ta

> If you really wanted to determine 'most important', think about what software you'd be left with if all software and dependencies written in a language was taken away. That's one definition of "important". However, now that we have the OS's and webservers -- and are building _on_ them, what's the most important? Your point is like saying nuts and bolts are most important, for if you take them away the car will fall apart ;-)