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Question for HN, all things being equal (you are not more familiar with one language/framework) what language would you choose to build a startup in?

orthecreedence 4y ago
The language you're most proficient in that has a somewhat decent community.
adastra22 4y ago
Go. Swift if it was Apple ecosystem. Rust only for very specific tooling as required.
alfalfasprout 4y ago
The one appropriate for what you're trying to build. It may mean multiple languages. Not everything is a CRUD mobile app trying to be the next tinder for cats.
marcosdumay 4y ago
That's not a good question. There is no reason to pick one language over another if you don't even know what software you will write.
ParetoOptimal 4y ago
Edit: Had just woken up and didn't notice "you are not more familiar with one or the other". Hm, will have to think on that one. Haskell. I know it best and know at least 10 people I could hire that also know it. I can be as safe or as unsafe as needed where it's needed and get good performance without thinking about it most of the time.
abledon 4y ago
typescript
distcs 4y ago
Python or Go or a mix of both. I have seen new devs with no experience in either get get up to speed quickly in both. For a startup, velocity is critical.
pjmlp 4y ago
Java or .NET platforms, hardly anything else comes close in languages, tooling and libraries.
- JTbane 4y ago
  Agreed, those are the ecosystems that "just work".
- jeremycarter 4y ago
  This is the correct answer. Not the cool answer.
  - pjmlp 4y ago
    Making a business is not about being cool, unless we are talking about fashion industry.
secondcoming 4y ago
Java gives you so much out of the box it's hard to ignore it.
david_allison 4y ago
Kotlin/C# backend. React (TS) frontend
steveklabnik 4y ago
I'm not sure all things are ever equal, but I would choose Rust.
metaltyphoon 4y ago
Java or .NET
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orthecreedence 4y ago

The language you're most proficient in that has a somewhat decent community.

adastra22 4y ago

Go. Swift if it was Apple ecosystem. Rust only for very specific tooling as required.

alfalfasprout 4y ago

The one appropriate for what you're trying to build. It may mean multiple languages. Not everything is a CRUD mobile app trying to be the next tinder for cats.

marcosdumay 4y ago

That's not a good question. There is no reason to pick one language over another if you don't even know what software you will write.

ParetoOptimal 4y ago

Edit: Had just woken up and didn't notice "you are not more familiar with one or the other". Hm, will have to think on that one. Haskell. I know it best and know at least 10 people I could hire that also know it. I can be as safe or as unsafe as needed where it's needed and get good performance without thinking about it most of the time.

abledon 4y ago

typescript

distcs 4y ago

Python or Go or a mix of both. I have seen new devs with no experience in either get get up to speed quickly in both. For a startup, velocity is critical.

pjmlp 4y ago

Java or .NET platforms, hardly anything else comes close in languages, tooling and libraries.

JTbane 4y ago
Agreed, those are the ecosystems that "just work".
jeremycarter 4y ago
This is the correct answer. Not the cool answer.
- pjmlp 4y ago
  Making a business is not about being cool, unless we are talking about fashion industry.

secondcoming 4y ago

Java gives you so much out of the box it's hard to ignore it.

david_allison 4y ago

Kotlin/C# backend. React (TS) frontend

steveklabnik 4y ago

I'm not sure all things are ever equal, but I would choose Rust.

metaltyphoon 4y ago

Java or .NET

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