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No, "absolutely everywhere" is not an argument by itself. But sometimes ubiquity is earned. If Facebook powered its front end using FORTRAN, I would call it a
by lucperkins 14y ago
No, "absolutely everywhere" is not an argument by itself. But sometimes ubiquity is earned.
If Facebook powered its front end using FORTRAN, I would call it a quiet powerhouse, too!
- spahl 14y agoYou can always build things with at scale, even with flawed languages (look at javascript). The thing is, why choose a flawded language when there are others less flawed (nothing is perfect) for new code?