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“X is unsuitable for large projects” when there are many readily discovered existence proofs to the contrary (including but not limited to $1B+ businesses, mass
by davepeck 2y ago
“X is unsuitable for large projects” when there are many readily discovered existence proofs to the contrary (including but not limited to $1B+ businesses, massive communities, deep thoughtful and disciplined engineering spokespeople, etc.) strikes me as a common trope here on HN.
(Which is not to say X is flawless even at scale or a clear best fit along all axes. That is true for no X that I know of.)
- justin_oaks 2y agoThe fact that a language is used for large, successful businesses/projects doesn't mean another language wouldn't be better. It's just terribly difficult to measure such things.
- cortesoft 2y agoAnother language being "better" is very different than the language being "unsuitable"
- __loam 2y agoDespite ruby, not because of it.
- IshKebab 2y agoIt's absolutely possible to have a successful product with an unsuitable language. It doesn't mean it doesn't cost you.