I feel another point is that early tech decisions have a huge impact on the type of people you will have to hire. For example, Ruby attracts ruthless productivi

I feel another point is that early tech decisions have a huge impact on the type of people you will have to hire. For example, Ruby attracts ruthless productivity and Go attracts people who prefer longer standing apps with less dependencies and maintainability. I make it sound like Go may be the 'better' choice here but that is not the case, as the author mentions, it's a balance.