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> I have seen quite a few programs either fail or nearly fail because of the choice to use something like Python I'm not surprised, it is very difficult to sca
by seer-zig 4y ago
> I have seen quite a few programs either fail or nearly fail because of the choice to use something like Python
I'm not surprised, it is very difficult to scale Python to larger teams and projects. I mean people have done it to some degree, but at what cost?
It's much better to stick with a static language like Java or C#. You mentioned pattern matching and discriminated unions at the end of your post, which Java has recently gained, and C# to an extent as well.
- bmitc 4y agoThe projects I have in mind actually struggled even with small teams. Python is not good for anything besides scripting and small programs, what it was originally intended for.
- AstralStorm 4y agoWell, it is good at times for prototyping DSP and ML algorithms. And for embedding in a bigger application for scripting. Its value decreases swiftly the less glue you require, since that is its real niche.
- paganel 4y agoGranted, I earn my money writing Python code among other things, but surely there have been a few successful Python projects in the past that were more than scripting and small programs.