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Python is so great for getting small tasks done in less than 30 lines of code that would take 5-10 times as much code in most other languages. I wish I had lear

Python is so great for getting small tasks done in less than 30 lines of code that would take 5-10 times as much code in most other languages. I wish I had learned it earlier too. Still my favorite language to code without an IDE (C# is pretty great as long as you're in Visual Studio).

kzisme 10y ago
I wish visual studio wasn't a requirement sometimes for writing C# - although it makes make it a decent experience.
- raverbashing 10y ago
  Well, it isn't. But you need to have autocomplete for a better experience. There's Xamarin and other IDEs as well (I'm sure there's an Eclipse plugin but I wouldn't go there)
  - V-2 10y ago
    There's Project Rider in the making. Xamarin Studio - based on my experience from about 4 months ago - is beyond awful at the moment
- TheLarch 10y ago
  Bah! IDE's seem always to be stifling, and they create complicated projects that are not readily usable outside of the IDE. For instance I often need to build software on a server, and naturally do not wish to install some enormous program to accomplish this. I don't use Eclipse for Java or Visual Studio for C#. I did not use the Racket IDE when I was writing a lot of Scheme code. I do like the new Visual Studio Code editor however. Caveman that I am, I use plain old makefiles.
- code777777 10y ago
  Visual Studio Code now has IntelliSense for C#[1]. I'm just starting with Python. Code supports it as well[2]. [1]https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/csharp https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/csharp [2]https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/python?utm_expid=101350005-19.kIX9xbW6SzulLMT7tyJnsg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/python?utm_expi...
tjl 10y ago
I remember when I first learnt Python. It seemed so similar to the pseudocode that I was taught to write first when I was working on a problem. As a result, I will often prototype an algorithm first in Python before I try it in something else.

kzisme 10y ago

I wish visual studio wasn't a requirement sometimes for writing C# - although it makes make it a decent experience.

raverbashing 10y ago
Well, it isn't. But you need to have autocomplete for a better experience. There's Xamarin and other IDEs as well (I'm sure there's an Eclipse plugin but I wouldn't go there)
- V-2 10y ago
  There's Project Rider in the making. Xamarin Studio - based on my experience from about 4 months ago - is beyond awful at the moment
TheLarch 10y ago
Bah! IDE's seem always to be stifling, and they create complicated projects that are not readily usable outside of the IDE. For instance I often need to build software on a server, and naturally do not wish to install some enormous program to accomplish this. I don't use Eclipse for Java or Visual Studio for C#. I did not use the Racket IDE when I was writing a lot of Scheme code. I do like the new Visual Studio Code editor however. Caveman that I am, I use plain old makefiles.
code777777 10y ago
Visual Studio Code now has IntelliSense for C#[1]. I'm just starting with Python. Code supports it as well[2]. [1]https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/csharp https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/csharp [2]https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/python?utm_expid=101350005-19.kIX9xbW6SzulLMT7tyJnsg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/python?utm_expi...

tjl 10y ago

I remember when I first learnt Python. It seemed so similar to the pseudocode that I was taught to write first when I was working on a problem. As a result, I will often prototype an algorithm first in Python before I try it in something else.