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PHP dominated the internet and then eventually became shunned with people embarrassed to admit they use it. I sometimes wonder if Python is on this trajectory b
by zmmmmm 4y ago
PHP dominated the internet and then eventually became shunned with people embarrassed to admit they use it. I sometimes wonder if Python is on this trajectory but much slower or not. We are already at the point where there are very clearly better alternatives from nearly every technical perspective, so it's carried primarily by momentum and ecosystem. Can that last forever?
- revskill 4y agoPython is fine as scripting language for scienctific computing. What do you need more ?
- kelipso 4y agoToo many reasons to list. Numpy, pandas, matplotlib are all pretty badly designed and very annoying to work with. Dealing with different array types in numpy, pytorch, etc, I shouldn't have to do. Different array types have different interfaces, they shouldn't, I don't care why. Terrible packaging system. No threading. Slow loops. Etc.
- thruway516 4y ago> We are already at the point where there are very clearly better alternatives Can you name them? I’m not personally aware of any. Python is here to stay for a long long time. It’s become the de facto language for AI/ML and there’re good reasons for that. And programming the AI way or with a significant component involving AI is very likely the future of programming. Until a much better general purpose tool comes around (ie a language that doesn’t get in the way and comes with batteries included - especially for non cs types who have to accomplish programming like tasks) I don’t see it going away anytime in the near horizon