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> C, Go, Python, and Lua are my go-to languages because of their simplicity One of these things is not like the others! Python's complexity has been increasing

by pansa2 2y ago

> C, Go, Python, and Lua are my go-to languages because of their simplicity One of these things is not like the others! Python's complexity has been increasing rapidly (e.g. walrus operator, match statement, increasingly baroque type hints) - has this put you off the language at all?

seanw444 2y ago
I started programming with Python years and years ago. My journey has led me to preferring low-level languages (currently in a Zig bout), and revisiting Python has been a disappointing experience. Not necessarily bad, but instead of focusing efforts where it really matters, such as eliminating GIL, they seem to be focused on adding new syntactic sugar.
- int_19h 2y ago
  They are very much focusing efforts on eliminating GIL.
  - seanw444 2y ago
    Now they're finally getting around to it. They hadn't been.
hgs3 2y ago
Python's complexity has been increasing since Guido stepped away and it is off-putting. The language is still nowhere near as complex as Ruby or others, but I am keeping my eyes open for alternatives.