In this context I'd like to quote Peter Norvig talking directly here on HN just a few days ago (in this case about Lisp vs Python): In terms of programming-in-

In this context I'd like to quote Peter Norvig talking directly here on HN just a few days ago (in this case about Lisp vs Python): In terms of programming-in-the-large, at Google and elsewhere, I think that language choice is not as important as all the other choices: if you have the right overall architecture, the right team of programmers, the right development process that allows for rapid development with continuous improvement, then many languages will work for you; if you don't have those things you're in trouble regardless of your language choice. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1803815 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1803815