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>the most successful products in the world did it anyway A few successful projects in the world did it. There's likely far more successful products that didn't
by ChrisLomont 4y ago
>the most successful products in the world did it anyway
A few successful projects in the world did it. There's likely far more successful products that didn't use it.
The key metric along this line is how often each language allows success to some level and how often they fail (especially when due to the choice of language).
>should be lauded rather than scrutinized
One can do both at the same time.
- sjtindell 4y agoInstagram has one billion monthly users generating $7 billion a year. There are almost zero products on earth as successful.
- slt2021 4y agoJust compare Instagram written in Python to Google Wave, Google+ or any other Google's social media, written in C++/Java :))))
- xboxnolifes 4y agoThe point is that it's still one project. You need to count the failures as well to rule out survivorship bias.
- jeremycarter 4y agoAnd you can put 7 billion of effort into tweaking your python application performance?
- arinlen 4y ago> Instagram has one billion monthly users generating $7 billion a year. Doesn't Instagram serve mostly static content that's put together in an appealing way by mobile apps? I'd figure Instagram's CDN has far more impact than whatever Python code it's running somewhere in it's entrails. Cargo cult approaches to tech stacks don't define quality.
- fddhjjj 4y ago> The key metric along this line is how often each language allows success to some level and how often they fail How does python score on these key metrics?