Darren HobbsDarren's take on open source, agile methods, technology and anything else that springs to mind.The Next Language for Startups- July 29, 2007 Nobody who can spell HTML would be surprised if you launched a Web 2.0 company and chose to use Rails to build your site. On the other hand, one of the ways startups beat the competition is by taking the road less travelled, by using a language considered wierd or niche by everyone else. Success can lead to the language being noticed and becoming more widely accepted. I was pleased to discover that Slideaware have migrated from Rails to Erlang for their online powerpoint collaboration...http://www.darrenhobbs.com/archives/2007/07/the_next_langua.html |