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Runtime Arguments · May 16 · 1 hr 31 min

28: Don't let the language be the problem — let the problem be the problem

Don't let the language be the problem — let the problem be the problem. You're not picking a language; you're picking an ecosystem. Boring is a feature. Resume-driven development is real, it's expensive, and everyone has done it at least once. Python is slow. But is your service slow? And is it slow because of Python? If your team is debating the language, you may not be debating the right thing. The language is not the product. The language is the tool. A model change costs 2–3× what a syntax change costs. Budget accordingly. COBOL processes $3 trillion a day. Nobody's talking about COBOL. Hosts: Jim McQuillan can be reached at jam@RuntimeArguments.fm Wolf can be reached at wolf@RuntimeArguments.fm Follow us on Mastodon: @RuntimeArguments@hachyderm.io If you have feedback for us, please send it to feedback@RuntimeArguments.fm Checkout our webpage at http://RuntimeArguments.fm Theme music: Dawn by nuer self, from the album Digital Sky

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  • Don't let the language be the problem — let the problem be the problem.
  • You're not picking a language; you're picking an ecosystem.
  • Boring is a feature.
  • Resume-driven development is real, it's expensive, and everyone has done it at least once.
  • Python is slow. But is your service slow? And is it slow because of Python?
  • If your team is debating the language, you may not be debating the right thing.
  • The language is not the product. The language is the tool.
  • A model change costs 2–3× what a syntax change costs. Budget accordingly.
  • COBOL processes $3 trillion a day. Nobody's talking about COBOL.

Hosts:
Jim McQuillan can be reached at jam@RuntimeArguments.fm
Wolf can be reached at wolf@RuntimeArguments.fm

Follow us on Mastodon: @RuntimeArguments@hachyderm.io

If you have feedback for us, please send it to feedback@RuntimeArguments.fm

Checkout our webpage at http://RuntimeArguments.fm

Theme music:
Dawn by nuer self, from the album Digital Sky

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