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Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Friday March 03, 2023 @07:50AM (#35008877)
Your comment is super interesting because it suggests Python has evolved in a direction opposite to the Python Paradox - http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html

Whereas before you could get smarter programmers using Python, now because of the exponential growth of Python, the median Python programmer is likely someone with little or no software engineering or computer architecture background who is basically just gluing together a lot of libraries.

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Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by kittiepryde on Friday March 03, 2023 @10:00AM (#35010442)
Neat observation. I wasn't doing much programming in 2004, but, I'm guessing 2004 Python would be like today's Rust. People learn it because they love it.
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Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Friday March 03, 2023 @11:47AM (#35011946)
I think more so Rust than even Python on 2004 since Rust has a pretty steep learning curve and does require a non-trivial amount of dedication to learning it.
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Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by analog31 on Friday March 03, 2023 @11:08AM (#35011418)
Perhaps today its not smart programmers per se, but smart people who are interested in learning to program.

The libraries are the killer feature for me.

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