Re:Ask HN: Is ease in getting started the key for Python's s...
by rlawson on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:55AM
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Ok this is a great point you make!
"Python is a very complex dynamic system that pretends to be a very simple dynamic system."
Python is easy to get started with but surprisingly deep to learn and I would argue not as straightforward as Java or C#. However, I like Python tremendously and find it more elegant if not as utilitarian. I think lots of folks equate Python == easy. IMO - Python is easy to get started, difficult to master.
"Python is a very complex dynamic system that pretends to be a very simple dynamic system."
Python is easy to get started with but surprisingly deep to learn and I would argue not as straightforward as Java or C#. However, I like Python tremendously and find it more elegant if not as utilitarian. I think lots of folks equate Python == easy. IMO - Python is easy to get started, difficult to master.