[markn951]

Well... they're not really "making" an astrology product. They're an engineer "making" an application backend. It's almost kind of irrelevant what it's being used for in this context (a relatively technical discussion on the merits of a language).

[teddyh]

Sure, they might be honest about this – who knows? But anyone known to be peddling snake oil doesn’t get the benefit of the doubt. If they’re telling the truth, there will be others, more trustworthy, who can make the same argument.