Elm changed my mind about unpopular languages
My question is, how will he feel about this three years from now? When he is trying to hire someone? Or when the folks behind Elm don't update it as often as they should?<p>The problem with unpopular languages is twofold:<p>* lack of talent that can step right in and be effective<p>* lack of resources to push the language forward<p>The first can be remediated by planning to bring new hires up to speed, and just making that investment in them. (It can also be a useful filter, making sure you are hiring someone who is really interested to the company and is willing to make the time investment to learn what is probaly not a very portable skill.)<p>The second is a bigger problem, if the main sponsor of the language moves on. If the main sponsor is committed, then you're probably fine. (I have no idea who pushes Elm forward, looks like there's a foundation from the wikipedia page.)