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> I came to the conclusion that python is unsuitable for servers, but until Go came out, there wasn't a realistic alternative, since C++ and Java are too heavyw
by jabl 9y ago
> I came to the conclusion that python is unsuitable for servers, but until Go came out, there wasn't a realistic alternative, since C++ and Java are too heavyweight, and Ruby suffers from similar problems (don't know about a GIL).
If you're willing to go slightly outside the mainstream, there's stuff like erlang and haskell with kickass runtimes. And haskell, at least, is pretty strongly typed.
- joobus 9y agoA good individual programmer can write Haskell, but I just can't imagine deploying Haskell in production and trying to hire and maintain a group of people who are all capable of writing Haskell, and reading each other's Haskell. Most programmers are just about average, after all.