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I can't speak to React, but I definitely see this happening with Java. To the point where I've watched people make conscious decisions to the effect of, "Sure,

I can't speak to React, but I definitely see this happening with Java. To the point where I've watched people make conscious decisions to the effect of, "Sure, I do think Kotlin is a superior language that will allow us to work better and faster, but everyone already knows Java, and we feel more comfortable sticking with the mainstream." :shrug: I like to be a bit more flexible than that, but I suppose there is something to be said for consistency.

repolfx 8y ago
It's probably a small disagreement in your case. Language decisions are hard to undo. JetBrains doesn't (yet) have the reputation of long term support for developer platforms that Sun, Microsoft, the open source community etc have. Also judging the ROI is hard - the decision makers who will be held accountable don't benefit from the use of the better tool.