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There is a severe lack of evidence in this post for the author's assertion that "Common Lisp, Erlang, and F# would all be safer bets" than a nebulous "several m
by larkeith 9y ago
There is a severe lack of evidence in this post for the author's assertion that "Common Lisp, Erlang, and F# would all be safer bets" than a nebulous "several more popular languages" - his entire argument seems to be that Common List and Erlang have been around since the '80s, and F# shares resources with C#.
Also, an S-curve does not seem an appropriate representation for the benefits of a larger userbase - diminishing returns are not synonymous with asymptomatically approaching zero returns, and the idea that the first few users are worth negligible amounts seems wildly inaccurate.
- phillipcarter 9y agoI think the author's point about F# stands w.r.t it being a .NET language. Many services and products have officially supported .NET libraries and SDKs, which means that if you use F# you can leverage that support.