I think it is mainly sociological. Are basque, irish or croatian less useful to convey ideas than chinese or english? Not at all. Perhaps they might even be bet

I think it is mainly sociological. Are basque, irish or croatian less useful to convey ideas than chinese or english? Not at all. Perhaps they might even be better. It doesn’t matter. What matters is who talks the language, what is written in the language, where can you be understood in the language. In programming language terms, the important questions are: do I have a library for X? Is bug Y solved quickly? How many answers do I have in stack overflow? Do I get job interviews due to that word in linkedin? Can I pair with a random valley programmer to work a quick pilot over a weekend?