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PG made similar arguments in his 2004 essay "The Python Paradox" - http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html

I'm inclined to agree. If you know how to advertise within a language community then using a lesser-known language will make it easier to find good programmers. This is probably even true for the short-term contract gigs often posted to freelance sites since there won't be hundreds of low-quality responses to sort through.



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