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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by danmur on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @11:30PM (#37317337)
Yeah for sure, the PERL influence is why I dislike Ruby. Makes it really hard to read if you haven't been doing it constantly.
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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by cdchn on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:34AM (#37317707)
Python's clean, obvious syntax is what drew me to it. They actively decide to not do things because it detracts from the cleanliness of the syntax. Very often, less is more. My biggest fear is Python might be forgetting this, which I see with the sort of things like := operator, etc.
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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by cutler on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:00AM (#37320720)
God forbid we should have to familiarise ourselves with a language before using it.
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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by cdchn on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @10:05AM (#37322362)
God forbid things be intuitive.
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