• by memexy on 6/10/2020, 7:15:30 PM

    > Would you pledge to switch to programming languages if enough of the industry agreed to do the same? If so, for which languages might you? Is this worth thinking about more?

    What research have you done on this matter other than this post? Is there a written record of you thinking about the trade offs in a longer format?

    > Is this worth thinking about more?

    No one can tell you what's worth thinking about. You'll have to decide that for yourself by doing the actual research and then presenting your results for discussion. Other than your questions I didn't see any actual research or summaries of research that would be useful for a discussion.

  • by thesuperbigfrog on 6/10/2020, 7:27:00 PM

    If my company's software is built with 10 million lines of C++, and the software works, how would you convince the stakeholders that a rewrite is worthwhile?

    Convincing people to switch because "it's better" is not very compelling if I have working code that is making money.

    If you like another programming language, use it. I will continue using what works for my needs, especially when I already have working code.

  • by holler on 6/10/2020, 7:19:18 PM

    No. Use the language that fits best for the project/team. Why is Julia better than Python? These are entirely subjective questions.