<i>Now, choosing a programming language for a project is usually decided on a mix of what a team is most comfortable with, beer-fueled debates on dynamic vs static typing, benchmarks of marginal relevance and that elusive quest for Dev-Hipster points.</i><p>How about this for an interview strategy: Have these discussions. Hire the people that realize most of the above mentioned things are meaningless.<p>(Clarification: Only the &quot;comfortable&quot; part isn&#x27;t meaningless. But there too, it&#x27;s only as meaningful as the placebo effect is significant.)