Simon Willison 11/4/2025

Quoting Steve Francia

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This article examines why engineers struggle to objectively evaluate programming languages that aren't their primary language. It discusses how identity-based thinking creates psychological barriers, with the brain perceiving alternative languages as threats. The piece references Steve Francia's analysis of how Python developers and Rust advocates unconsciously defend their existing expertise rather than making purely technical comparisons.

Quoting Steve Francia

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