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"The whole language is a hack." Interesting enough that it is a must for the web development although it's lacking the structure definition from CS point of vi
by dclara 13y ago
"The whole language is a hack."
Interesting enough that it is a must for the web development although it's lacking the structure definition from CS point of view.
How about other scripting languages, such as Python or Ruby?
- ForHackernews 13y agoPython is growing in importance in scientific computing, displacing languages like R, MATLAB, and Fortran (yes, Fortran). There's a pretty good chance it will still be in wide use in science in 10-15 years. Ruby is harder to predict. It seems like a lot of the web developers who would have used Rails a few years ago are now opting for server-side javascript, based in node.js.
- dclara 13y agoThank you. But do you mean Julia to replace R, Matlab and Fortran?
- emkemp 13y agoI'll chime in and agree that Python is challenging R, Matlab, and Fortran thanks to some powerful third-party libraries. There is a LOT you can do with NumPy/SciPy[1], and Matplotlib[2]. [1] http://www.scipy.org http://www.scipy.org [2] http://matplotlib.org http://matplotlib.org