I don't agree with the 'real startup' comment. For howareyou.com I learn't Ruby, and chicly.co.uk I learnt Objective-C and I would say, although maybe bias, bot

I don't agree with the 'real startup' comment. For howareyou.com I learn't Ruby, and chicly.co.uk I learnt Objective-C and I would say, although maybe bias, both are 'real startups' :) Choose the right language for the job and be prepared for that language to change as you encounter different challenges.