Python sucks ass. Try Go if you don’t like Java
While I personally agree that Python sucks, largely because I don’t agree with whitespace indentation defining blocks and I also don’t like Java…I’m neutral on Go, depending on the use case.
I know plenty of people who love Python, but I kind of wonder if it’s because they were brought up on it. I wasn’t. So we’re just in different camps. Whatever floats your boat I guess.
I was brought up on Python and also do not like it for a variety of reasons, both practical and by personal preference. I also have the opinion that if you are trying to learn software engineering it is not a good language to start out with, despite it being so easy to pick up at first.
Some people try to use Python’s popularity as a counterpoint, and while it does show that my view is a minority opinion, it’s not a very convincing argument for the language itself.
if you are trying to learn software engineering it is not a good language to start out with
Curious what options you would suggest instead? I’m an old C/++ embedded diehard, but I do use Python and have been considering it as the next step for my 9yo daughter after Scratch.
Python feels like the modern replacement for Basic that I grew up with as a kid. Interpreted, garbage collected, good library support, sane typing and not too wordy or confusing. Lots of options to do fun things with it from games to robots.
IMO for a young beginner the C-likes are too strict and segfault-y, Perl is too permissive and could breed sloppy habits, Basic is obsolete, all the web languages are way too application specific, I haven’t had a chance to get into Rust yet, and fuck Java as a matter of principle lol.
Much less of a big deal for most applications. For the applications that need it in some areas, use PyO3 to write a module in Rust. Of course, Python’s not going to be the perfect tool for every job, and that’s okay.
