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I think this is a form of selection bias. Certain other languages wouldn't even allow a project like your point 2. to get started. In Python, the bar for someth
by martopix 3y ago
I think this is a form of selection bias. Certain other languages wouldn't even allow a project like your point 2. to get started. In Python, the bar for something to start kind of working is quite low, even if you're a beginner, a scientist of another discipline who needs a little script to manage some data, a teen who's learning to code, etc. So of course you see a lot of half-baked stuff. It's important we distinguish between 1. and 2., but 2s might sometimes be better than nothing.
- Yoric 3y agoAbsolutely. In some domains, the choice is between 2. and nothing – and 2. is better. That's true for Python or JavaScript, for instance (in each their domain). I believe that we agree that there are actually many domains in which you really want 1., and if you can't have it, then "nothing" is generally preferable to 2.