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I love this quote: "There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses". Bjarne Stroustrup.

• nendroid 6y ago
  There's a lot to complain about for python. But I see genuine hate. People, groups and companies who literally refuse to use it. I had an interviewer tell me that I couldn't code up the solution in python. I think it might be because python is so easy that people look down on it.
  • acdha 6y ago
    There's a certain cultural subset which tries to bolster their self-assessed superiority by rejecting things which are popular. This is especially common for people coming of a certain academic bent who are constantly playing one-upmanship games desperately trying to be the smartest person in the room. Python annoys those people because it's both relatively easy to get started with and far, far more successful than whatever their current favorite language is, and this is portrayed as people not getting it rather than having a more insightful discussion about whether other people might reasonably make decisions based on different needs, background, and resources rather than stupidity.
    • Flex247A 6y ago
      Your comment rings true as I'm one of those people who reject things which are popular. Thanks for pointing it out!