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Re:Things I Was Wrong About: Types by pvorb on Sunday September 27, 2020 @05:30PM (#24610281)
I don't buy this "choose the right tool for the job" thing. I'd always advise you to choose the tool that your company has the most knowledge in. If there's a problem that cannot be solved in that programming language, then you can look for a better tool. But you shouldn't pick a language that nobody else understands, just to save a few lines or some time when doing the initial implementation - just to realize that you now have to constantly keep up the knowledge to be able to support it.
Re:Things I Was Wrong About: Types by cle on Sunday September 27, 2020 @07:04PM (#24610935)
I consider that one of the most important criteria when picking the right tool for the job (if you're writing something to be maintained by other people in a company).
Re:Things I Was Wrong About: Types by pvorb on Monday September 28, 2020 @01:08AM (#24613162)
Okay, maybe. But usually this is not part of the description of "choosing the right tool for the job".