Yes this is mostly it. Some of us just have a different world experience and are wired differently; the thing with engineers is that they don't like subjectivit

Yes this is mostly it. Some of us just have a different world experience and are wired differently; the thing with engineers is that they don't like subjectivity - they need absolute answers, but it's really like debating who is better Metallica or Nirvana. The type of programmer who likes Ruby usually appreciates aesthetic code, freedom and expressiveness. The type of programmer that likes Go usually appreciates strictness, one way of doing things and performance. In the end to the average SAAS startup it really doesn't matter which of the popular languages you choose, it's been proven countless times that any of these languages can build monster size companies