2009-05-26T17:18:06+00:00 119 1132 For the first time in a very long time, programmers are again confronted by a very basic question: Which programming language should I use? The last few years have seen the emergence of a whole variety of programming languages, everything from Ruby and Scala to a renewed interest in Python and LISP. Why is this happening now? What makes one programming language successful and another a footnote? And what does all this mean to engineers who just want to hit next week's deadline? 2009-05-26T17:18:06+00:00 2009-05-30T16:15:01+00:00 4.28 2750 http://www.linkedin.com/in/russolsen Russ Olsen 3.65 /avatars/2750/thumb/headshot.jpg 2009-05-26T17:11:16+00:00 Developer Day comes to the DC area! http://developer-day.com/events/2009-dc.html 119 Falls Church, VA 46 2009-05-30T00:00:00+00:00 2009-08-12T18:36:55+00:00 3.89