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I think the language will almost never matter to a startup (unless you're using something like ASP.NET and MS technologies). Even if you're a pure tech startup,
by AznHisoka 13y ago
I think the language will almost never matter to a startup (unless you're using something like ASP.NET and MS technologies). Even if you're a pure tech startup, the core technologies is what matter, ie your secret sauce - such as advanced NLP techniques, a superior search algorithm, etc. All of those are language-agnostic
- dragonwriter 13y agoWell, different mechanisms will be more readily expressed, understood, and maintained in different languages, so language choices will probably make some difference; but what the trade-offs are will depend on what the "secret sauce" is.
- anonyfox 13y agoideally you "invent" your secret source in front of a whiteboard (if you know what i mean), and then choose the language/ecosystem that fits best for the following implementation, and works with your future customers' (eco-)systems. In terms of processing power, widespread availability and available libraries, JS'ish things are a good bet already. When it comes to choose language and expressions and stuff like this, there are different "meta"-languages available today.