1. "Realm-time" isn't baked in. It certainly comes easier to write real-time programs (for some definitions of real-time) than in some other environments, but r

1. "Realm-time" isn't baked in. It certainly comes easier to write real-time programs (for some definitions of real-time) than in some other environments, but real time programming doesn't come for free in any environment. You're overreaching with this claim. 2. Tons of programmers know JavaScript well enough to avoid it. A language originally thrown together "to make the monkey dance" is generally a poor choice. 3. Sane templating engines are a dime a dozen. I could probably find 5 in Python alone. 4. Same later realization that it's really good at a few things at the expense of others, I'd bet. 5. Okay I'll cede one point. > Pheonix and Elixir may be the bees knees, but unfortunately because it uses a functional language, it drastically cuts down the mindshare of developers. I don't even know any developers in real life that use functional languages. Looks interesting but that's the reality. That says more about you than about the quality of tools involved. I'd rather have quality of mindshare than quantity.