It's important to note that the above-linked code could be written in <i>any</i> language that has printf or something like it. That includes Lisp, Python and Haskell.<p>Of course, people who know those languages <i>don't</i> write things like that. I think it's due to pg's "Python Paradox"; I'm inclined to think outsourcing is actually easier with "smart" languages because the percentage of bad providers will be very low.