Hackers love new platforms and programming languages. Some developers will always argue that the world is full of enough languages already. Nonetheless, from Ruby to Groovy to Scala, to less mature efforts such as Google's Go or Red Hat's Ceylon, new and promising languages usually find a willing and enthusiastic audience among the basement coders. Hackers thrive on change and experimentation.
Enterprise developers, not so much -- new and experimental languages seldom gain much traction in the corporate world, mostly for good reason. Enterprise developers crave stability, constancy, and reliability in their tools. They want platforms that are mature, secure, and well-supported, with clear, well-defined road maps -- platforms like Java and .Net. Right?
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