It seems like there are new programming languages being created almost daily. So much so, that languages like Ruby and Python are seeming passé these days. Have you heard of Groovy, Boo, Comega, or D? Well, neither had I.
So how do we know which ones will catch on? Does it matter? Maybe I’m too conservative, but as a software development manager expected to deliver products you’d have to give me a bunch of really, really, really compelling business reasons to get out on that bleeding edge.
Without the wealth of talent, knowledge and support that abound for the “standard languages” you’re really blazing new trails, which inherently adds risk, and because the languages are so new, it’s going to be hard to find experts to help you mitigate that risk.
So does it pay to be a software development fashionista? I say no – not if your business is depending on the product you are delivering. What do you think?
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