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Re:NYPD is canceling its Palantir contract by user5994461 on Saturday July 01, 2017 @02:16PM (#14678206)
It's one of the most used and most known languages. There is no issue recruiting.

Better yet, it's been widely used for a while, so there is no issue recruiting experienced developers.

Re:NYPD is canceling its Palantir contract by hluska on Sunday July 02, 2017 @06:03PM (#14684587)
I wasn't talking about Java in particular. Instead, I was focusing on this sentence:

In general, nobody cares what the tech stack powering a solution to a given problem is.

When I choose a tech stack, I'm always concerned about recruiting. Some stacks are easier/cheaper to recruit in than others.