Something I’m struck by in reading such discussions (esp on forums) is how often people’s choice of programming languages (and tools, more generally) is from a

Something I’m struck by in reading such discussions (esp on forums) is how often people’s choice of programming languages (and tools, more generally) is from a defensive stance. I understand that when working on problems where better technology is unlikely to lead to significant advantages (so you’d prefer to cap the potential downsides), but I’m still surprised by the sheer paucity of examples where people are willing to make aggressive technology choices to get leverage on their goals. I wonder whether that’s another manifestation of the blub paradox.