Nicolas Alvarez <nic### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> But also, languages like python and ruby are often used where performance
> doesn't really matter.

The sad thing is that the places where performance shouldn't really matter is
the place where C/C++/Java/C# are firmly entrenched:  running custom apps in TI
sections of non-software developer firms.  It doesn't matter because such apps
are not usually infrastructure and if more performance is needed, it should
suffice to just throw more hardware.  OTOH, throwing more programmers at late
projects is a bad idea, according to Fred Brooks...

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