[dimgl]

> Java is just about the only sane language that one should use for complex projects.

Another pretty extreme view... there are plenty languages that can be used for complex projects.

[nunobrito]

Yeah, not really. Not at all. I've been building critical infrastructure for a few decades now and was all down to Java, C++ or both with some minor languages as support.

Anything else is from startups that grew big and simultaneously polarized about their language decisions. Those decisions are tied to whatever lifestyle or political statement, more than a sane engineering decision that addresses technical debt in the future.