I would like to think so too, yet if you suggest e.g. using Perl or PHP on HN you'll have the typical backlash of "But why not Ruby or Python or etc. it's so mu

I would like to think so too, yet if you suggest e.g. using Perl or PHP on HN you'll have the typical backlash of "But why not Ruby or Python or etc. it's so much newer and better" This has been my personal observation since following HN for the past few years.