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Given that dude indicates that even he's an exception to his supposed rule, i think i'd like to see something more comprehensive argument to buy this particular
by knowtheory 13y ago
Given that dude indicates that even he's an exception to his supposed rule, i think i'd like to see something more comprehensive argument to buy this particular line.
Python is definitely major player in data processing (heck i'd even just be interested in how he's defining data science), but it's definitely not the only game in town by a long shot.
- chilldream 13y agoI recently saw this (which goes into far more depth): http://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2013/11/18/the-homogenization-of-scientific-computing-or-why-python-is-steadily-eating-other-languages-lunch/ http://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2013/11/18/the-homogenization... Summary: "Constantly switching languages is a chore, and while Python isn't the best at everything, it's the best at some things and good enough at almost everything else."
- jschulenklopper 13y agoRecently indeed, that link is the first reference in the OP's article :-)
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- ma2rten 13y agoNote that is says "next to R".
- gallamine 13y agoI was at the PyData conference in NYC two weekends ago. There was a huge range of academic and commercial interests there. It had a definite sense of energy and excitement about all the tools available (and being built) to expand the scientific python universe. As a long-time Matlab user, I'm currently working on migrating my skills to Python simply because the small amount of functionality I may lose (decent IDE with integrated debugger and workspace viewer) I gain back with loads of other tools (like extensive out-of-box support for databases, way better memory management, and exciting developments for targeting GPUs and compute clusters).