I worked for a place that used a dying language. The argument I used was simple: If you stick this technology, your employees will worry about their careers and leave, AND you will find it harder and harder to recruit new people who are interested in this language. Good developers will want to work in exciting and living languages to further their careers and keep their skills up to date. So the only developers you will find are the ones who will "settle" if they can't find another job, or use it as a stepping stone until they find a different job, or demand a high premium to do it.
There seemed to be some openness to studying the alternatives, but ultimately it was hard to convince the powers that be that it was worth the effort to adopt a new language/technology.
So I quit. The only regret I have now is I didn't do it sooner. I wasted a lot of valuable time.
There seemed to be some openness to studying the alternatives, but ultimately it was hard to convince the powers that be that it was worth the effort to adopt a new language/technology.
So I quit. The only regret I have now is I didn't do it sooner. I wasted a lot of valuable time.