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I strongly dislike python, I often wonder if it would have been as popular if Guido didn't work at Google early on.
by weatherlight 5y ago
I strongly dislike python, I often wonder if it would have been as popular if Guido didn't work at Google early on.
- int_19h 5y agoGuido joined Google in 2005, and it was already plenty popular by then.
- glaucon 5y agoFWIW Python was fourteen years old when GVR joined the Borg. That doesn't address how popular it was but I think it's reasonable to say it was well established.
- tored 5y agoWhy do you strongly dislike Python? Language design, standard library, community, leadership?
- weatherlight 5y agoMostly language design. Guido van Rossum doesn't appreciate FP and he really genuinely doesn't understand it. That's not to say he's dumb or not a nice guy or anything. It's just not his area. And this is reflected in the language. His attitude of you have to be "really smart" to understand FP is a mistake. https://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/08/25/2115204/interviews-guido-van-rossum-answers-your-questions https://developers.slashdot.org/story/13/08/25/2115204/inter... https://blog.finxter.com/about-guidos-fate-of-reduce-in-python-3000/ https://blog.finxter.com/about-guidos-fate-of-reduce-in-pyth...