[jamil7]

In my annecdotal experience (could be completely wrong) Python and Django are much more common for the same vintage of startups in Europe as when Ruby and Rails were popular in the USA, I don't exactly know what drove it's adoption here.

[hboon]

Maybe related: One of Django's creators, Simon Willison is British. I think he worked at Guardian.

He's on HN too.

[skavi]

The creator of Ruby on Rails is Danish[0].

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Heinemeier_Hansson

[hboon]

I know. And DHH worked on Basecamp and they are US based.