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> Python's core strength is to be a beginner's all-purpose programming language, and not very much else. I think you'll get a lot of pushback for this sentence
by wenc 6y ago
> Python's core strength is to be a beginner's all-purpose programming language, and not very much else.
I think you'll get a lot of pushback for this sentence; not the first clause, but the second, since it contradicts the lived experiences of many.
But all sentiments come from somewhere. I'd be interested to understand how you arrived at that position?
- tannhaeuser 6y agoYeah sorry to Pythonistas. That wasn't good wording at all; what I meant was what language I'd personally consider for what kind of projects.
- wenc 6y agoThat's fair. Every language has different degrees of suitability to different problem domains.
- shpongled 6y agoIt's gonna be an unpopular opinion here I suppose, but I agree with you. The only times I ever find myself reaching for python are one-off scripts, and when I have a simple problem that can be solved in < 50 loc with some combination of pandas + numpy + matplotlib. It's a good language for gluing together libraries, but I would never pick it for anything involving "actual" programming.