Why Python keeps growing, explained

Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by Jevon23 on Friday March 03, 2023 @08:15AM (#35009146)

>It's got the talking point about Python that we were hearing about 10 years ago - "tired of those pesky curly brackets in Java, try this new language you might not have heard of: Python!"

That was a talking point closer to 20 years ago, at this point.

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Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by milliams on Friday March 03, 2023 @08:16AM (#35009160)

You're right, I think I was caught out by the unending march of time :)

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Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by DoctorOW on Friday March 03, 2023 @09:18AM (#35009917)

There's a joke I saw that goes like:

   1980-2000 = "30 years ago"
   2000-2010 = "10 years ago"
   2010-2023 = "Recently

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Re:Why Python keeps growing, explained by Yoric on Friday March 03, 2023 @10:05AM (#35010516)

Pretty sure I tried both Java and Python at the end of the 90s. So more 25 years ago.

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