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It might not go over well in a paid gig. Corporate tech managers do tend to freak out about Lisps and low-market-share languages in general. One strategy that
by dreish 17y ago
It might not go over well in a paid gig. Corporate tech managers do tend to freak out about Lisps and low-market-share languages in general.
One strategy that might help is to be brutally honest about how long it might take in Java, and how much cheaper it would be in a JVM-hosted dynamic language. But obviously if you don't already have enough experience with an alternative language to make a confident estimate, it would be a crazy gamble.
- russell 17y agoConsulting gigs are funny. Some dont let you pee without an escort (literally), others, like this one, turn over the keys to the crown jewels. If I say it will be 2x cheaper there will be no problem. The only stumbling block is that the owner really likes the part implemented in flex and I am a little reluctant to continue with a proprietary system. Any views either way?