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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by mannykannot on Saturday June 15, 2019 @10:50PM (#20193556)
> I think the big big result from this study is: "Python: half the size!".

I would agree, if and only if I thought a representative sample of Python programmers would all produce something of a similar size and just as correct, but I suspect, in this case, it's the result of one especially talented person.

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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by nybble41 on Sunday June 16, 2019 @12:02AM (#20193778)
Raw talent and prior experience no doubt had something to do with it, but there's also the fact that the Python programmer was working alone and not particularly concerned about code quality or maintainability.
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Re:Comparing the Same Project in Rust, Haskell, C++, Python,... by mannykannot on Sunday June 16, 2019 @08:06AM (#20195076)
I agree (with the caveat that, as I wrote in another comment, I think being correct is an important aspect of quality), but this observation also argues against claims that attribute the outcome to the qualities of Python.
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