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> A language by itself is probably not even in the top 3 considerations when choosing new tech. Stuff like runtime, ecosystem and the amount of available develo
by ernst_klim 7y ago
> A language by itself is probably not even in the top 3 considerations when choosing new tech. Stuff like runtime, ecosystem and the amount of available developers would probably be more important in most cases.
Totally depends on a domain. In serious mission critical software you wont use libraries, but will use the language.
- verttii 7y agoYeah I don't disagree. But even there you would have similar other considerations besides the language. Like most still end up with C/C++ there even though there are others like Crystal, Nim, but you just don't find developers who know them easily, nor do you have any ecosystem support.
- ernst_klim 7y ago> Like most still end up with C/C++ there even though there are others like Crystal, Nim, Because C++ and C are significantly better than Nim and Crystal. There are also Ada and Spark and aerospace and very critical stuff. > just don't find developers who know them easily We don't look for OCaml/Ada developers, we hire programmers, and they program OCaml and Ada. It's not a big deal for a good programmer to learn a language, especially while programming side by side with seasoned programmers.