The Rarity of Big Tech Companies Adopting New Languages

This chapter of the podcast discusses how companies choose programming languages and the rarity of large tech giants adopting new languages as a first class in their stack. The conversation mentions examples such as Uber's use of Go, Stripe's use of Ruby with type checking, and the transition of companies like Twitter and Shopify away from Ruby. The rarity of big companies like Google or Microsoft adopting new languages is emphasized, and the significance of this decision is highlighted.