This post is aimed at developers and hackernews is a technically focused forum. So I care as a developer.

If language doesn’t matter then why not go build something in fortran or brainfuck?

I really don't understand the disdain for Fortran on HN. While it's not the most well-defined or portable programming language in the world, it does its job pretty well for those who need it, and has more actively maintained implementations than any language I can think of apart from C.

> If language doesn’t matter then why not go build something in fortran or brainfuck?

Because if you're getting lunch, and someone suggests Burgers, Sushi, or Casu martzu. Only two are actually reasonable.

Yes, yes, if I'm allergic to shellfish, I might want to make sure I have an EpiPen before getting sushi. But that doesn't mean it's a meaningful problem.