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Thats a very fair argument. But lets say hypothetically that language X was more "productive" than language Y. Wouldnt it be a worthwhile "investment" to learn
by nhumrich 9y ago
Thats a very fair argument. But lets say hypothetically that language X was more "productive" than language Y. Wouldnt it be a worthwhile "investment" to learn X seriously? Sure it might slow you down for a year, but after that it pays dividends.
- agentgt 9y agoYes of course and for my own personal projects I will take the time often to learn new languages (e.g. Rust). However when dealing with a team often with an existing code base getting everyone on board with "X" while potentially porting to "X" is fairly expensive. Its generally only worthwhile because of actual technical limitations and not productivity. Even the promise of safety (ie prevention of bugs) I would probably consider higher than productivity (although I suppose that is in way productivity). Regardless productivity is really hard to measure and especially predict unlike other technical things.
- Can_Not 9y agoBut if it's all unjustified hype, unmentioned drawbacks, and empty promises, then your losses can be extraordinary.