That's true, and I also think it's a mistake. Any decent developer can become competent with a new language in a matter of weeks, whereas making a large applic

That's true, and I also think it's a mistake. Any decent developer can become competent with a new language in a matter of weeks, whereas making a large application with the wrong choice of language and tooling can become a maintenance nightmare. Given how difficult it is to verify JavaScript programs as "correct", its use on the server has always riled me up.