[soggybutter]

I didn't really think you were saying they should be used for everything, but I do think discouraging branching out into better suited tools perpetuates using the lowest common denominator. If devs are never pushed out of their comfort zones, it's really hard for them to grow arms in order to use the saw.

I do acknowledge I have a lot of bias, though, because I work at a TS shop where the primary reason we continue to use it is because we always have. The longer I have to put up with it, the more I feel like this is a broken foundation to stand on

[Timon3]

You shouldn't let developers branch out by trying to write their first real application in a completely new language as a productive thing for your company or your customers. They should learn by implementing real projects that will not be important or improved and maintained long-term.