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.

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