> Sort of elitist, but IMO devs capable of tackling that complexity level won't be hindered by a different language much.
Not elitism, just an honest appraisal, though I think flawed as competency isn't linear it's heterogeneous - you'll find the most surprising limitations accompanying the most monumental talent. Language fixation is a common enough one, but even beyond that, the beginner-expert curve on each language shouldn't be underestimated regardless of talent or experience.
In particular when it comes to Javascript there's a tendency to believe the above by virtue of the community being very large & accessible - bringing in a lot of in-expert contributors, especially from the web design field. This isn't fully representative of the whole though: there are significant solid minorities of hard JS experts in most areas.
Not elitism, just an honest appraisal, though I think flawed as competency isn't linear it's heterogeneous - you'll find the most surprising limitations accompanying the most monumental talent. Language fixation is a common enough one, but even beyond that, the beginner-expert curve on each language shouldn't be underestimated regardless of talent or experience.
In particular when it comes to Javascript there's a tendency to believe the above by virtue of the community being very large & accessible - bringing in a lot of in-expert contributors, especially from the web design field. This isn't fully representative of the whole though: there are significant solid minorities of hard JS experts in most areas.