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A language's ecosystem matters: libraries, afforable programmers etc. Reddit, which was inspired by PG, switched from lisp to python for reasons like this. ta
by hyperpallium 8y ago
A language's ecosystem matters: libraries, afforable programmers etc.
Reddit, which was inspired by PG, switched from lisp to python for reasons like this.
ta;da intrinsics merits don't matter, only what's popular.
- w4tson 8y agoMaybe. But that’s also a race to the bottom. And it’s not like you need many developers to get stuff done. The right team and autonomy to choose their tools can be way more productive that a big team
- hyperpallium 8y ago> But that’s also a race to the bottom Only if you assume popularity is static. "Innovators", and then "early adopters" keep trying things to move it forward. Popularity is fickle and disloyal - i.e. dynamic.