# Aleksey Kladov - Your Language Sucks, It Doesn’t Matter (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png) ## Highlights - This post describes my own pet theory of programming languages popularity. - Languages generally become popular when they bring innovative runtime, or when they have runtime exclusivity. The quality of the language itself is secondary.