Ecosystem

The ecosystem of a programming language is a crucial one.

We all know that parts of the frameworks are almost essential to gain speed and simplicity in the development of any application. With microservices, the scenario is identical.

It is feasible that features are not developed by something being blocked on the technical side. Of course, the microservices architecture is providing a plurality of very broad tool options. However, understanding the possible drawbacks when choosing a programming language, and therefore inheriting its ecosystem, is critical to the engineering team responsible for the implementation.

There are cases where a programming language is very performative, but the ecosystem that would win on development speed compromises performance. This type of situation is far more common than you think.

Another point is when a language is very simple, but the frameworks are not mature enough; you end up generating unnecessary complexity.

Observing the ecosystem of a programming language, and understanding the risks it is assumed we gain by inheritance, is fundamental to the adoption of a language.