[ignoramous]

> writing software that contains an ad hoc, informally-specified, bug-ridden, slow implementation of half of Erlang

Since you were at AWS (?), you'd know that Erlang did get its shot at distributed systems there. I'm unsure what went wrong, but if not c/c++, it was all JVM based languages soon after that.

[hinkley]

No I worked a contract in the retail side and would not wish that job on anyone. My most recent favorite boss works there now and I haven’t even said hi because I’m afraid he’ll offer me a job.

[worthless-trash]

I have noticed that in corporate, langauges dont fail on technical merit, but its fashion merits.