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It's such a laughable take. First of all a language is never getting popular simply because it's good. Actually most used languages are usually terrible.[0] Se

It's such a laughable take. First of all a language is never getting popular simply because it's good. Actually most used languages are usually terrible.[0] Secondly it's non factual. Python's market share grew in 2025[1][2][3]. Probably driven by AI demand. [0]: even truer for natural languages. [1]: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology#most-popular-technologies-language-language https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology#most-popular... [2]: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#most-popular-technologies-language-prof https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#most-popular... [3]: https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html https://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html

whattheheckheck 7mo ago
Yeah the swath of billions of new devs that have a lower barrier to try out coding will navigate them to python
mountainriver 7mo ago
Yes most languages are terrible except the ones that are actually performant and good like Rust. Do you really think AI agents of the future will be coding in Python??? What advantage would that possibly give them? That's the only laughable take here
- windexh8er 7mo ago
  I think there are many examples throughout history of better performing options not displacing counterparts. I think, really, the only "laughable" thing here is the ignorance on display that's riding atop the arrogance. Rust is great. But AI isn't displacing Python anytime soon. Moreso it sucks that Astral's been bought by a company with such a horrible leader at the helm.
  - mountainriver 7mo ago
    lol yeah history isn't this, humans are dumb and follow herds to whatever end. Agents will be much more rational
- raincole 7mo ago
  Define future. If it means the next five years, yes, I absolutely expect people and machines to keep writing Python.
  - mountainriver 7mo ago
    yes the next five years, and no agent in 3 years will be writing python outside of ML. Except if some fool is directing them otherwise. What benefits does it possibly offer them other than "I think python good"

whattheheckheck 7mo ago

Yeah the swath of billions of new devs that have a lower barrier to try out coding will navigate them to python

mountainriver 7mo ago

Yes most languages are terrible except the ones that are actually performant and good like Rust. Do you really think AI agents of the future will be coding in Python??? What advantage would that possibly give them? That's the only laughable take here

windexh8er 7mo ago
I think there are many examples throughout history of better performing options not displacing counterparts. I think, really, the only "laughable" thing here is the ignorance on display that's riding atop the arrogance. Rust is great. But AI isn't displacing Python anytime soon. Moreso it sucks that Astral's been bought by a company with such a horrible leader at the helm.
- mountainriver 7mo ago
  lol yeah history isn't this, humans are dumb and follow herds to whatever end. Agents will be much more rational
raincole 7mo ago
Define future. If it means the next five years, yes, I absolutely expect people and machines to keep writing Python.
- mountainriver 7mo ago
  yes the next five years, and no agent in 3 years will be writing python outside of ML. Except if some fool is directing them otherwise. What benefits does it possibly offer them other than "I think python good"