Choosing a programming language as a competitive tool

[Brett g Porter]

"Hannah Schroeter" <hannah at schlund.de> wrote in message
news:9cs06m$57o$1 at c3po.schlund.de...
> Hello!
>
> In article <y9WH6.6778$K5.630659 at news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>,
> Brett g Porter <BgPorter at NOartlogicSPAM.com> wrote:
>
> >[...]
>
> >* Clients often balk at the idea of a language that doesn't compile to
> >binary code.
>
> Oh, that explains the Java hype (most implementations use that
> bytecode) and the Lisp hatred (most good implementations generate
> native code)?
Hi, Hannah.
I can't speak for clients generically, only the ones who have hired my
company. We do almost zero client-side Java work -- occasionally one of our
web management clients requires something that calls for an applet. Many of
our clients have stated up front that we are not to consider using Java
unless it's unavoidable. No hype in my part of the world...