I've programmed in python, scala, and java quite extensively. There definitely is such a thing as a good writing language and a good reading language. Python f

I've programmed in python, scala, and java quite extensively. There definitely is such a thing as a good writing language and a good reading language. Python fits nicely in both, but java is a great reading language. If I had to maintain any existing codebase I would prefer a java one. Scala is the great obfusciator.