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It is a proxy for how likely the library will continue to exist, and how likely you can hire folks that know these libraries, in several years

• k__ 9y ago
  Point is, people want the same (what you said) but have entirely different reasons why they would get it from their framework of choice.
  • deleted 9y ago
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  • platz 9y ago
    Because their reasons are different, they are meaningless?
    • k__ 9y ago
      If one says A and someone else says !A they can't both be right.
      • platz 9y ago
        Their positions are not mutually exclusive because their contexts/problems they are solving are different. So they are not saying A and !A. They are saying A and B
      • a_t48 9y ago
        They can be, if both A and !A are valid choices under different scenarios or values.
• brlewis 9y ago
  I don't think it necessarily is. I know you're saying this because a language or library from a big company is likely to be dropped, but occasionally one will last a long time like Sun's Java. Just because it originates from an individual like PHP did doesn't mean for sure that it will continue to exist a long time and you'll be able to hire people.
  • platz 9y ago
    I think you completely misinterpreted my comment
• potta_coffee 9y ago
  Except Google pulled a fast one with the Angular 1/2 transition. This is exactly why I'm not using Angular anymore.