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It'd be better if you lost the ragging on c#/c++/java and went positive by accentuating the great abilities of interpreted languages like python for rapid proto
by grogenaut 15y ago
It'd be better if you lost the ragging on c#/c++/java and went positive by accentuating the great abilities of interpreted languages like python for rapid prototyping, which is what you are doing when you are iteratively improving analysis.
FYI it's fun to hear an academic ragging on "unmaintainable code".
- wesm 15y agoWho's the academic you're referring to (if it's me, you're misinformed)? One of the strengths of Python is that you can use it to build critical production systems (which I've done for many years in the financial industry). You come up against a lot of people who think "Java/C++/C# are the only suitable systems languages".
- grogenaut 15y agoI use python at work heavily. I also equally use Java, C++, C#, Ruby, and shell scripting. I use what's good for what I'm trying to do, and I like having several choices. I'm merely pointing out that the language bashing is not productive. The writeup should point out the positives and stop trying to turn the differences between languages into a parallel of state of American political discourse.