[toddm]

You're not going to get traction using Ruby or Perl for a Ph.D. in astrophysics :)

[ethbr0]

The only ones judgy-er about using the "wrong" language than computer scientists are engineers and other scientists.

[hilbert42]

I reckon that's very true but it's important in one's closed work environment. If one bypasses accepted practice then one must be very good or have very good reason or both.