looking at mastodon instances

wondering how many dozen instances i could host per GB if ram was any close to correctly used

just don't start projects in ruby anymore please

okay also:

please don't python for large projects, it's nice but has the same issues even if less obvious.

please don't java, ever. it's like,,, no dont.

please don't javascript, but v8 is cool and efficient, it's just a bad tool.

go is average. i dislike the language and find it very uh well bad but it does the job and does it efficiently enough

please rust, please a lot of rust all the time, we won't ever need anything else when we get more rust done 🦀

this doesn't feel complete without php. ahhhh.

php.

- if you have any choice at all:
for anyone that will have to work on it with the most awful tools, choose a terrible framework, maintain its shitty server, patch its vacuous security, get their private data dumped, or see a cryptic error: please don't. there is nothing php is good at except "using an already paid for web hosting that exclusively supports php or worse"

- if not, i'm sorry. good luck.