Ex-googler here: While the "blessed languages" still exist in a way, it's mostly about not really needing to explain the language choice when considering/pitchi

Ex-googler here: While the "blessed languages" still exist in a way, it's mostly about not really needing to explain the language choice when considering/pitching a project. Choosing a different language (such as Haskell) is allowed, sure, but it'll be one more hurdle to clear when trying to get go-ahead compared to just using, say, Java.