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I'm a Rust evangelist too but I think it's going a bit too far to blanket recommend Rust and Go over C++ and Python. Python in particular is still an excellent
by ShinTakuya 7y ago
I'm a Rust evangelist too but I think it's going a bit too far to blanket recommend Rust and Go over C++ and Python. Python in particular is still an excellent language and there are many situations where it makes perfect sense to continue using it.
I can see a future where Rust and Go overshadow Python but that future isn't near. Python still has superior libraries for many use cases, a great community, easy to learn syntax, and little training requirement (most people know it or can become proficient in a very short time). Moreover with the type annotations and linting tools it's becoming a lot easier to write a large and maintainable Python codebase.