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> You may have a point that Python would have replaced C++ in those places instead if Go had never materialized. I don't think Python was starting to occupy C+
by jeswin 3y ago
> You may have a point that Python would have replaced C++ in those places instead if Go had never materialized.
I don't think Python was starting to occupy C++ space; they have entirely different abilities. Of course, I am also glad it didn't happen.
- randomdata 3y agoI don't think so either, but as we move past that side tangent and return to the discussion, there was the battle of the 'event systems'. Node.js was also created in this timeframe to compete on much the same ground. And then came Go, after which most contenders, including Python, backed down. If you are writing these kinds of programs today, it is highly likely that you are using Go, Node.js, or some language that is even newer than Go (e.g. Rust or Elixir). C++ isn't even on the consideration list anymore.