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For all that, the more popular a language is the more packages are available and the easier it is to avoid reinventing the wheel and save time and effort. Even
by Glyptodon 13y ago
For all that, the more popular a language is the more packages are available and the easier it is to avoid reinventing the wheel and save time and effort.
Even the wrong tool for the job is a nice choice if someone's already done the work of making a square peg fit a round hole for you.
- davidw 13y ago> the more popular a language is the more packages are available And more people to hire, or to hire you, as well as books, mailing lists and so on. Economists call this "positive network externalities", where the value of something increases with the number of people utilizing it.