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Syntax matters. Take Erlang, great language that nobody learns because it looks and feels alien. Damien Katz, creator of CouchDB & now Couchbase, is pretty conv
by timClicks 15y ago
Syntax matters. Take Erlang, great language that nobody learns because it looks and feels alien. Damien Katz, creator of CouchDB & now Couchbase, is pretty convinced this is its main reason for lack of adoption: http://qconlondon.com/dl/qcon-london-2012/slides/DamienKatz_ErlangInTheRealWorldCouchDB.pdf http://qconlondon.com/dl/qcon-london-2012/slides/DamienKatz_... (~8 MB)