> if a company chooses to write its software in a comparatively esoteric language, they'll be able to hire better programmers, because they'll attract only thos

> if a company chooses to write its software in a comparatively esoteric language, they'll be able to hire better programmers, because they'll attract only those who cared enough to learn it. I cant help but think of Jane Street Capital's use of OCaml when reading that line. From what I understand there are some extremely bright people writing fantastic code over there.