If you want to make the world's fastest performing, native, bug-free, warning-and-lint-free, most beautiful and elegant software project, you're going to have your lunch eaten by the competitor who throws together a barely-working, bloated JavaScript mess in 1/10 the time.
On the other hand, things like kdb+ and the like show that there is a market for excellence. It's unfortunately rare, but it's there.
On the other hand, things like kdb+ and the like show that there is a market for excellence. It's unfortunately rare, but it's there.