Generally, it is. Just wording / thinking of it the wrong way. New languages and tools arise because of need. Therefore, if you feel forced or uncomfortable

Generally, it is. Just wording / thinking of it the wrong way. New languages and tools arise because of need. Therefore, if you feel forced or uncomfortable with your current tools & languages, use different ones. People who feel forced and don't understand the particular programming model of Erlang shouldn't be using it. That simple. Google App Engine... that's another story...