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IMO javascript was a valid alternative. Easy to learn and easy to run. That's the main things needed for academic work Python had a history of tooling/librarie
by culi 1y ago
IMO javascript was a valid alternative. Easy to learn and easy to run. That's the main things needed for academic work
Python had a history of tooling/libraries that made it well ingrained into academia
- maleldil 1y agoJavascript didn't have the same FFI story with C/Fortran as Python. That's what allowed libraries such as numpy, scipy, pandas, etc. to flourish.