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I think you're being unnecessarily dismissive of discussions surrounding python's fitness, and I find your remark "that's exactly how it should be" confusing.
by dmos62 7y ago
I think you're being unnecessarily dismissive of discussions surrounding python's fitness, and I find your remark "that's exactly how it should be" confusing.
Python is an ok interface language, in that it's script-like, dynamically typed and simple to comprehend. It's popular, which makes on-boarding efficient due to the sheer volume of tutorials online. And, it has built up a large ecosystem, because of the last two points.
That said, it's naive to suppose that python is the currently-ideal or future-ideal interface language. It's just ok, plus it's popular.
- skohan 7y agoYes exactly: Python is dominant at the moment, because it has a head start, but it's not because Python is uniquely suited to the problem by any means. This is the same logic one might have used to conclude that the LAMP stack would be dominant forever in web development if you took a snapshot of the world in 2004.
- axelf4 7y agoI concur. Python is a shit language and it's only merit is filling a niche at the right time and place.