# 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) ## Metadata **Cover**:: https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png **Source**:: #from/readwise **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Aleksey Kladov]] **Full Title**:: Your Language Sucks, It Doesn’t Matter **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **Document Tags**:: #from/pocket **URL**:: [matklad.github.io](https://matklad.github.io//2020/09/13/your-language-sucks.html) **Host**:: [[matklad.github.io]] **Highlighted**:: [[2020-09-19]] **Created**:: [[2022-09-26]] ## 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.