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Question: If they would be, don't you think Netflix would go that route? "Better" is contextually dependent. There's no silver bullet to anything we do in tec
by throwaway55554 7y ago
Question: If they would be, don't you think Netflix would go that route?
"Better" is contextually dependent. There's no silver bullet to anything we do in tech.
- jniedrauer 7y ago> don't you think Netflix would go that route? Not necessarily. Python has a few huge advantages that aren't (directly) related to the quality or utility of the language. For example, hiring and training people to use Python is going to be easier and cheaper than hiring and training people to use C++. Additionally, as mentioned in the article, Python has a massive and healthy ecosystem of high quality packages. And then there's the cost of porting an existing codebase to a new language...
- throwaway55554 7y agoThen one could argue Netflix is using the best tool for their purpose, so a type safe language wouldn't be 'better'.
- 781 7y agoNetflix are famous for paying the top salaries in the industry, you will take a paycut leaving them. Programmer cost is absolutely not a reason for anything done there. https://www.salaryproject.com/salaries/company/netflix/senior-software-engineer https://www.salaryproject.com/salaries/company/netflix/senio...
- weberc2 7y agoYou're supporting the parent's point that it's contextually dependant.