Dynamic Programming Languages on the Rise in Open Source
In open source projects, static languages such as C, C++, and Java are losing ground to dynamic programming languages such as JavaScript and PHP.
by Eran Strod
October 23, 2009
t one time or another, every software engineer makes the mistake of banking on a technology that becomes obsolete—leaving customers or users stuck in a dead-end. This scenario can make or break a company or product. Anyone who has worked in the tech industry for a while knows that it is very hard to predict what technologies will become obsolete.
Occasionally, however, a technological shift comes along that is so crystal clear that adopting the emerging technology is a no-brainer. One of those transformations is happening today: a slow, but steady, shift toward web architectures written in dynamic languages that rely on open source software.
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t one time or another, every software engineer makes the mistake of banking on a technology that becomes obsolete—leaving customers or users stuck in a dead-end. This scenario can make or break a company or product. Anyone who has worked in the tech industry for a while knows that it is very hard to predict what technologies will become obsolete.
