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>This is great if you don't mind taking the time to follow all of Python's syntactic rules. But if you just want to churn out code quickly, Python is probably n
by whatshisface 5y ago
>This is great if you don't mind taking the time to follow all of Python's syntactic rules. But if you just want to churn out code quickly, Python is probably not the best language.
People have trouble following Python's syntactic rules?
- 1-6 5y agoAre they coding in Notepad.exe?
- lvass 5y agoThis is jarring to me. Does the author use Lisp, APL, Forth or what?
- bryanrasmussen 5y agowell, Lisp doesn't have that much syntax. Also Brainf*ck is famously syntactically light.
- whatshisface 5y agoI can't help but imagine someone who writes PHP without using any indentation.
- 00ajcr 5y agoAside from significant whitespace (which I suppose takes a little getting used to), is there anything that marks out Python's syntax as particularly rigid compared to other languages? I'm struggling to understand what the author is trying to argue here.
- Sohcahtoa82 5y ago> Aside from significant whitespace (which I suppose takes a little getting used to), If Python's whitespace takes getting used to, then you're probably poorly formatting your code to begin with.
- jgwil2 5y agoOne thing I do find mildly annoying about the whitespace is that you can't jump to the end of a block with e.g. % in Vi (goes to the matching bracket). Not a huge deal but something I notice.