JS is a ridiculous language. Ruby is another ridiculous language. Python has some very frosty deep roots in PL theory and practice, and it's a billion times b

JS is a ridiculous language. Ruby is another ridiculous language. Python has some very frosty deep roots in PL theory and practice, and it's a billion times better than C and a trillion times better than C++. (Java was and still is uncool.) Python became popular because it was so much easier and more fun than the other languages and it's (very serious) problems weren't as obvious back when the BDFL was running things, or until your project gets large. (We should all just use Lisp, ffs.)