That's accurate. I think the obsession with programming languages on HN is also misplaced. Choice of programming language is far from the most important aspect of the SDLC, as I see things.

I'm admittedly an atypical HN reader.

For me it's worse: all I see are constant overheads between trivial prefix-free equivalents...

But then I also love C and hate everything Python with a passion, so go figure.

It's more equivalent to caring about what language HN is written in.

The CMS they use doesn't force them to use a different language. A better equivalent would be people arguing over emacs vs vim

Ah, but when every publisher has their own system, going from place to place can make for some pretty rough transitions. The question comes down to whether you work for the system or if the system works for you.