On: Why Python keeps growing, explained

[psychoslave]

> Why did Rails get outcompeted by newer (and also some older) alternatives in the long run, when numpy and scipy did not?

Chiefly, because big money corp invested massively elsewhere.

Also by now it’s easier to find developers who are cheaper and already (only can) use javascript/python?

I think that actual technical merits are dwarfed compared to other forces at stake here.