Programming languages don’t matter
Ted Leung has post (via Newsgang) which, among other things, exposes Sun’s desire to have numerous dynamic languages run atop of the JVM (Java Virtual Machine).
I’ve often said that one of the coolest things Microsoft ever did was allow developers to use a .Net language of their choice with the ability to compile into their CLR (Common Language Runtime).
I’m also surprised that Sun never caught up with the idea. I’ve been suggesting it was going to happen for years now, but it never did. From the Leung post, it looks like they still have a ways to go.
Once all these languages are interchangeable between .Net and Java, and can be deployed as applications that run equally well on Silverlight, your cell phone, or your desktop, who will care what language something is created in, as long as it works.
Of course, that’s true already.