&gt; Using a not very popular programming language can actually make it harder for you to hire people.<p>This is a very popular opinion, but I never see anyone taking the time to bring actual arguments. Do you have any experience hiring people or are you just spreading this seemingly self-evident claim?<p>If a language is popular, wouldn&#x27;t more companies want to hire for it, which would make recruiting harder? See <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.activelylazy.co.uk&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;27&#x2F;choosing-a-programming-language-recruitment&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.activelylazy.co.uk&#x2F;2013&#x2F;05&#x2F;27&#x2F;choosing-a-program...</a>.
Also, being popular means that it is being known by a wider audience of people: isn&#x27;t it harder to filter through all the applicants who say they can write in the popular language?