https://severinbucher.com/tags/programming-languages/Recent content in Programming Languages on Severin Bucher | BlogHugoenSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://severinbucher.com/posts/thirteen-criteria-for-choosing-a-programming-language/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://severinbucher.com/posts/thirteen-criteria-for-choosing-a-programming-language/<p>Most language choices are made for bad reasons. The last project used it, a conference talk was persuasive, the job description said so, or someone liked the syntax. A language outlasts the frameworks built with it, and often the manager who introduced it. A decision with that lifespan deserves a checklist.</p> <p>What follows is that checklist, in the order I work through it. The criteria pull against each other, so the real work is deciding which costs fit the project.</p>