I worked at failed SaaS startup where the pointy haired boss insisted we use Java because there was lots of grads who knew it. At some point it took forever to

I worked at failed SaaS startup where the pointy haired boss insisted we use Java because there was lots of grads who knew it. At some point it took forever to wade through the boilerplate (and questionable grad code) to add a feature. This kills the startup. I think this says less about the language, and more about the kind of talent you will attract based on your language choice.