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This same discussion was had a long time ago when python was being more commonly used. I figure people just get used to it, and now we're in the inverse.

dartos 2y ago
Isn’t python currently the most popular programming language?
- fire_lake 2y ago
  JavaScript (and variants) is
  - dartos 2y ago
    While not the be all end all, TIOBE disagrees. https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ I think since the AI boom, Python took over.
    - kibwen 2y ago
      I'm not here to take a stance on Python vs Javascript, but I am here to remind people that TIOBE is utter nonsense with no informational value whatsoever. Please stop linking it.
      - dartos 2y ago
        It has exactly as much value as discussing whether Python or JavaScript is more popular. Which is to say, very little.
  - frabcus 2y ago
    Python is slightly above it on the StackOverflow 2024 developer survey. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#2-programming-scripting-and-markup-languages https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#2-programmin...
    - coder543 2y ago
      The "admired and desired" chart has nothing to do with actual use. According to this chart[0] higher on the same survey report, JavaScript is the #1 most used, and Python is #3. But, I don't see this as a contest... being "the most popular" programming language doesn't automatically make it the best choice for a given task. [0]: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#most-popular-technologies https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#most-popular...
    - throwawaymaths 2y ago
      you forgot to add TS and JS together
arrowsmith 2y ago
"Get used to it" doesn't mean "like it" or "prefer it". I've gotten used to a lot of things that I'd rather not have to deal with.
more-nitor 2y ago
> people just get used to it it's not just a matter of preference -- "no-curly-brace" dogma means it's impossible to do multiline lambdas in python
- worthless-trash 2y ago
  This doesn't seemed to have affected pythons growth and popularity.
  - more-nitor 2y ago
    hmm isn't python's popularity mostly from ML libraries? you have to see ruby's popularity to see whether "it's despite or because of"

dartos 2y ago

Isn’t python currently the most popular programming language?

fire_lake 2y ago
JavaScript (and variants) is
- dartos 2y ago
  While not the be all end all, TIOBE disagrees. https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ I think since the AI boom, Python took over.
  - kibwen 2y ago
    I'm not here to take a stance on Python vs Javascript, but I am here to remind people that TIOBE is utter nonsense with no informational value whatsoever. Please stop linking it.
    - dartos 2y ago
      It has exactly as much value as discussing whether Python or JavaScript is more popular. Which is to say, very little.
- frabcus 2y ago
  Python is slightly above it on the StackOverflow 2024 developer survey. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#2-programming-scripting-and-markup-languages https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#2-programmin...
  - coder543 2y ago
    The "admired and desired" chart has nothing to do with actual use. According to this chart[0] higher on the same survey report, JavaScript is the #1 most used, and Python is #3. But, I don't see this as a contest... being "the most popular" programming language doesn't automatically make it the best choice for a given task. [0]: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#most-popular-technologies https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#most-popular...
  - throwawaymaths 2y ago
    you forgot to add TS and JS together

arrowsmith 2y ago

"Get used to it" doesn't mean "like it" or "prefer it". I've gotten used to a lot of things that I'd rather not have to deal with.

more-nitor 2y ago

> people just get used to it it's not just a matter of preference -- "no-curly-brace" dogma means it's impossible to do multiline lambdas in python

worthless-trash 2y ago
This doesn't seemed to have affected pythons growth and popularity.
- more-nitor 2y ago
  hmm isn't python's popularity mostly from ML libraries? you have to see ruby's popularity to see whether "it's despite or because of"