WHY ENGINEERS CAN'T BE RATIONAL ABOUT PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

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Programming language choices are often driven by identity and emotion rather than objective technical analysis, leading to costly mistakes. Neuroscience research supports this, showing that challenging identity-based beliefs activates threat responses in the brain. This article shows this with examples, including a personal experience where a CTO's Perl preference bankrupted a company and a more recent example where a VP chose Rust based on hype.