I need your help. I am not a coder. I do some coding (mostly backbone+cs these days) but I have become more of a product guy. Still I think I have a good understanding of what's going on and I try to make myself familiar with the tools/languages used by people I admire.
My problem: I am starting a project with a few friends. They are good programmers afaik. They have been working in a PHP environment for more than 5 years now - with java being used more and more recently.
Now for our project: They argue that for building an MVP it is logical to stick to what they already know best: PHP.
I argue that if I have to deal with PHP/LAMP again - now that there are all those amazing server and client side tools based on node, ruby, scala and cooler-than-php-language-of-your-choice - I might die of annoyance
Am I wrong?
If not, how can I convince them that those new tools are worth a very close look - even for an MVP?
1. Your friends have 5 years experience using it, and want to stick with it.
2. You admit yourself that you are not a coder these days, but more of a product guy. So why are you second-guessing your programmers when they appear to have more experience it this area than you? You will have to learn to trust them, or your partnership is doomed from the start.
And now your reason for not using LAMP:
1. It's not cool enough (according to you).
If I were in their shoes, I wouldn't be convinced by this argument either.