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> Likewise, who would want to use an inferior language or library when superior ones exist? My guess is that the existing codebase is in inferiorLanguage, and
by omegaham 12y ago
> Likewise, who would want to use an inferior language or library when superior ones exist?
My guess is that the existing codebase is in inferiorLanguage, and it would be a massive pain in the ass to rewrite it in superiorLanguage.
The carpentry analogy doesn't really work here because you can stop using the rubber mallet at any time. You can't just switch frameworks or languages when you feel like it.