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Does Company-Wide Language "Standardization" Work?

Posted by Cliff on from the one-language-to-bind-them dept.

RMX asks: "In our company, we're currently going through the debate of standardizing on a computer language for our next set of products. The pro-standardization guys say that a single language (like Java) will save everyone time. The anti-standardization guys are advocating a mixed environment (of languages like Python, Ruby, and C#), and argue that the whole discussion is as silly as a manufacturing firm standardizing on screwdrivers for all their screw/nail/glue fastening needs. Have any of your companies standardized on a language? How well did it go?"

3 of 654 comments (clear)

  1. We chose Java by Andrew+Tanenbaum · · Score: 5, Funny

    but then we weren't allowed to use SQL or XML anymore!!

  2. Re:depends on what you code by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We need a new moderation option: (Score:5, Pwned)

  3. Re:Standardize on Hindi~ by strider44 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the binary Big Indian or Little Indian?