Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)

On Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:14:21 -0700
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> gabbled:

On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:27:36 +0200
David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
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/All/ languages, except perhaps Bart's private language that is only
used by him, have their annoyances.  I have worked at least a little
with a fair number of languages, and I've never seen one that I
thought was "perfect".  But different people have different things
that the like and dislike about any given language.
 
So if you have the choice of which language to use (many programmers
do not), you pick one that has more things you like for the task in
question in comparison to the things you don't like.

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Sure - but picking one that best suits your needs doesn't mean you
can't critique its annoyances/flaws. This team-sports mentality is just
weird.

Some insecure people feel an attack on their favourite language is some kind
of attack or slight against them personally. Its a pathetic and juvenile trait
that unfortunately is found a lot amongst IT types.