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I use Python a lot professionally these days, after having been a C#/Java developer for a while (and some experience with C and Free Pascal). I absolutely love

I use Python a lot professionally these days, after having been a C#/Java developer for a while (and some experience with C and Free Pascal). I absolutely love the language. I always feel a little iffy when people talk about Python like it's a language ideally suited to beginners. Dynamic typing puts so much power in your hands to create expressive structures. But it requires discipline to use properly. It's a great trade off for me but I don't think it would be for beginners.

InvOfSmallC 6y ago
My reasons for suggesting Python compared to Java for example is due to the fact that I teach to Electrotechnical engineers and there are plenty of libraries to experiment with Raspberry and stuff and it's a little bit higher level than C. Every language has its own difficulty to teach but the fact the companies have a banned.h it's basically saying "well C gives you functions for C, but don't use them". It makes it unecessary harder to explain something to people with no experience.