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> I doubt it's success was based on its tech Never underestimate how powerful a low barrier to entry is for trying things quickly. In a winner take all market
by kortilla 3y ago
> I doubt it's success was based on its tech
Never underestimate how powerful a low barrier to entry is for trying things quickly. In a winner take all market like social media, it’s very possible the choice of PHP over something like lisp gave them a huge advantage.
- mclide 3y agoI actually used Lisp to implement an early (1995) social media platform, which provided a low barrier to entry and allowed me to try things quickly, beating the averages for a few years. http://shiny.link/QpGMwJ http://shiny.link/QpGMwJ
- Chris2048 3y agoI wouldn't think of lisp as the next best choice. Quickly written spaghetti code with massive tech debt could be delivered fast enough to gain a huge competitive advantage - does that mean modern SW dev should venerate that approach?