Comment by pessimizer
1 day ago
To upper-middle class people, their job is a religion. Investing in a programming language is a decision to gamble thousands of hours of your life for a programmer. At some point of projects shifting away from your language, your mortgage and your children's tuition will be affected.
I think it's a miscategorisation that programmers are upper-middle class. Lots would probably reach middle, but upper-middle is more tied to generational wealth and other factors of social prestige that aren't typically attainable for a normal working programmer.
Edit: You mentioned tuition, so you must be American. I am British and our social class "system" is different. I'll leave my comment as some may find it interesting.
I’m so glad as a Python developer none of this religious bullshit enters into the equation. Exactly why I left Scala behind.
Your comment is just as religious as any other advocate of a programming language. You're giving reasons why the programming language you chose is the right choice. Kind of like explaining why Yahweh is the one true god, and why you left other gods behind.
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