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		yawaramin on Oct 6, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Building a Startup on Clojure You can say that about every language that's ever been used in a successful business. By that argument PHP is about the best language out there.

yogthos on Oct 8, 2022 [–]

Your argument is based on a fallacy. The whole reason PHP became popular was that it was easy to get started with. The barrier for using PHP or JavaScript is very low. The opposite is true for a language like Clojure.

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