It could be like the Python paradox switched around. Now that Python is the language du jour, it may be that choosing C/C++ for the server side development is

It could be like the Python paradox switched around. Now that Python is the language du jour, it may be that choosing C/C++ for the server side development is only attracting the people that are really good with C/C++. Admittedly, it would take a certain kind of personality to work on a webapp with a C backend. Perhaps this is an asset.