Having a language that is massively popular is one factor in making it easier to find someone to take over code, but I think many managers have an unrealistic estimate of how much it helps. In some ways it actually hinders, by putting more noise into the hiring process.
In my day job, the ultimate argument was hiring a new graduate who was writing good production code in the LFSP on his second day. An LFSP lets you create a language that fits the problem domain nicely. This works both in normal companies and in startups.
If you're saying that startups can prove the value of an LFSP by being successful with it, I agree. If you're saying that doing a project as a startup eliminates the risk of having code that is hard for someone else to maintain, then I disagree. There are plenty of reasons why a startup might need to find someone capable of working within their codebase.
In my day job, the ultimate argument was hiring a new graduate who was writing good production code in the LFSP on his second day. An LFSP lets you create a language that fits the problem domain nicely. This works both in normal companies and in startups.
If you're saying that startups can prove the value of an LFSP by being successful with it, I agree. If you're saying that doing a project as a startup eliminates the risk of having code that is hard for someone else to maintain, then I disagree. There are plenty of reasons why a startup might need to find someone capable of working within their codebase.