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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by abareplace on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:17AM (#37319069)
In my experience, Python programmers are closed-minded novices who cannot understand anything else than Python. I published a blog post about Python problems [1] many years ago and angry Pythonistas attacked me in the comments. So I don't agree with your description of the community as "welcoming".

[1] https://www.strchr.com/python_critique

Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by saikia81 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:46AM (#37319232)
You are not asking for help. The comments on your critique are patient, and explain how to look at things different. Just because people disagree, does not mean they 'attack's you.

Honestly, your critiques seem more like opinions. The comments are pretty spot on that these are not issues. Your perspective on the default data types is off though. This is not an attack. I simply disagree with you descriptions and opinions.

Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by abareplace on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:27AM (#37319830)
And now I have 2 minuses on this Hacker News comment from the angry Pythonistas :D That's how they attack you.

These people learned only Python, don't know any other programming language, and now evangelize it to everyone, making excuses for its obvious faults and problems. That's the essence of this community.

Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by allarm on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @05:08AM (#37319344)
I've checked the article and the comments are awesome, not sure what you're talking about. People disagree with you, respectfully, explaining why they think you're wrong. What did you expect from the "welcoming" community, ignoring the critique?
Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by abareplace on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @06:21AM (#37319775)
Not ignoring, but taking it seriously without demagogy and trying to prove that 2+2 equals to five.
Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by allarm on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @05:48PM (#37329614)
I’m not an expert in Python by all means and not going to take any side. I’m just saying that the comments look meaningful and the commenters seem to be open for discussion. It’s definitely not a norm in modern Internet, which is already great.
Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by dang on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @03:51PM (#37327999)
Please don't start flamewars on HN. Programming language flamewars are particularly easy to avoid, and avoiding them has always been a priority here because we're aware of what happened to certain other forums, which burned themselves to a crisp and never recovered.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37315605.