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> Calling Python's design "poor" is hubris. Not in the least. Python is a poorly designed language by many accounts. Despite being the most popular language in
by bmitc 2y ago
> Calling Python's design "poor" is hubris.
Not in the least. Python is a poorly designed language by many accounts. Despite being the most popular language in the world, what language has it significantly influenced? None of note.
- fastasucan 2y agoWho cares about how many other languages a language has influenced? If that was a metric of any consideration we all would write Algol or something. Programming languages are tools, tools to help you perform a task.
- cwalv 2y ago> Python is a poorly designed language by many accounts Hubris isn't rare. > what language has it significantly influenced? I can think of at least 1 language designer[1] who doesn't think it's "poorly designed," based on it's significant impact on what they're currently working on[2] 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Lattner https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Lattner 2. https://www.modular.com/mojo https://www.modular.com/mojo