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> Python has been the defacto standard in scientific/data/academic programming for decades In my experience (Genomics) this is simply not true. Python has caug
by seccess 6y ago
> Python has been the defacto standard in scientific/data/academic programming for decades
In my experience (Genomics) this is simply not true. Python has caught on over the last 5 or so years, but prior to that Perl was the defacto language for genetic analysis. Its still quite heavily used. Perl is not a paragon of simplicity and clarity.
- alphachloride 6y agoIt may not be true for a niche field. It is true broadly for computation in academia.
- seccess 6y agoI don't find this response convincing because: (a) While I'm being honest that my observations are based on the fields I have experience, there is no such justification that "It is true broadly for computation in academia" in your comment. (b) Interpreting "niche" as "small" (especially given your "true broadly" claim): Computational genetics is huge in terms of funding dollars and number of researchers.
- Darvon 6y agoI was in academic compsci/ai from 2001-2017 and it was entirely c++ and python in my department, except for one oldschool professor who used delphi.
- seccess 6y agoHaha, there is always one :) I feel like trying out various languages/frameworks would affect compsci labs a lot less than other fields, since the students probably have some foundational knowledge of languages and have already learned a few before getting there. Might be easier for them to pick up new ones.
- DeathArrow 6y agoAt my University AI and ML were taught using Java. It was more handy to both teachers and students since most other courses used Java.