PG wrote about this back in 2004: https://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html https://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html > Hence what, for lack of a better name, I'll cal

PG wrote about this back in 2004: https://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html https://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html > Hence what, for lack of a better name, I'll call the Python paradox: if a company chooses to write its software in a comparatively esoteric language, they'll be able to hire better programmers, because they'll attract only those who cared enough to learn it.