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by JohnL4 3645 days ago
So, then, best non-JVM alternate language for backend servers?

Go? D? Haskell?

Node (please, no)?

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> So, then, best non-JVM alternate language for backend servers?

The vast, vast majority of 'backend servers' are written in C++. (Those that aren't are legacy that was written in C.)

P.S. Of course, for some people when they say 'backend' they really mean 'anything not Javascript'. In that case PHP is the world's most popular backend language, and that would be just silly.

P.P.S. The disconnect of the online discussion bubble with reality always shocks me. D? Go? Seriously?

I guess it is time to consider.NET. With Linux support and upcoming JetBrains IDE that will be the smoothest transition possible.
It depends on so many things. From Ur/Web to PostgREST.