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PG wrote that, "if a company chooses to write its software in a comparatively esoteric language, they'll be able to hire better programmers, because they'll att
by ALee 19y ago
PG wrote that, "if a company chooses to write its software in a comparatively esoteric language, they'll be able to hire better programmers, because they'll attract only those who cared enough to learn it."
Can someone help explain this paradox? Is it just that there aren't that many great programmers out there, so Damien was forced to java or is he just taking the wrong route?
- brlewis 19y agoYesterday was April Fools day. There is no actual switch to Java. The humor here is the obfuscated statement that fewer than 1000 developers in the U.S. have been involved in a successful Java project. Damien and PG are on the same page.
- ALee 19y agodamn, caught in the back thread! Thanks (sheepishly)